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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=342829#Comment_342829Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:11:52 -0500Horrible Warning Si
y’know the one, it’s on the tip of your tongue, what the fuck is that word, oh god oh god.Bring us your yearning for solutions to mathematical dilemmas, beer-related uncertainties, genitalia-piercing indecision and demands for perspective. Bring us embarrassing questions regarding the removal of blunt objects from nether regions – it’s for a friend, honest – and bring us probing global challenges about How Those Other Guys Live.

When posing a question, be sure and include a representative #hashtag. When answering a question, head your answer with the same tag.

An example:

Q. What is the true nature of the threat posed by the #UrethralAttackMaggots?

A. #UrethralAttackMaggots. Horror, horror, only horror, pure horror, unmitigated horror, constant and endless horror, for those who Fail To Follow Instructions. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343025#Comment_343025Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:51:22 -0500FredG
#I'mjonesing ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343086#Comment_343086Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:03:17 -0500Horrible Warning SiThere'll be new R/R threads very soon. Just as soon as I finish cloning myself from that pimple I holepunched off my thigh (arse) and have more time.

Soon. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343140#Comment_343140Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:33:58 -0500trini_naenaeI've been trying to come up with an alias for selling prints my art. I don't want to use my real name (which is common enough anyway). I was thinking of using my mother's maiden name as my last name, but that's too common (and links back to me), as does my first and middle name. So far the best I've come up with is "Renee Boda" and "Renee Ondine". I'm leaning towards "Renee Ondine", partially for the mythological reference (water spirit, and often water spirits are shape shifters), and partially because there isn't anyone named Renee Ondine showing up on google (there is a poem named Ondine by Renee Vivien, but I would think that shouldn't be a problem, especially since the poem was written in 1901).

edit for grammar ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343142#Comment_343142Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:47:39 -0500glukkakeRENEE ONDINE YES PLZ ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343148#Comment_343148Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:15:50 -0500Purple WyrmHiram Q. Parnassus. No! Wait! Renee Ondine! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343149#Comment_343149Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:36:52 -0500Warped SavantWhy don't you want to sell them under your name? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343150#Comment_343150Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:45:14 -0500Rootfireember
Better than calling yourself bubba :) - Thirding R. Ondine. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343155#Comment_343155Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:32:02 -0500trini_naenaeThanks for the votes of confidence. I've registered reneeondine.com, and hopefully this coming week I'll figure out a web hosting service and start creating my website and everything. Damn. Which means, on to the next step...

#web hosting

Which company is the best for web hosting? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343158#Comment_343158Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:10:55 -0500MoracI use A Small Orange hosting, and they've done pretty well by me so far. Reasonable fees, and they don't charge extra for things that cost them nothing (like extra email accounts, number of databases and the like). They also do domain registering and such, which allowed me to get off of GoDaddy. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343180#Comment_343180Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:02:52 -0500Kay OrchisonI use Dreamhost, they're pretty damn good. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343191#Comment_343191Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:33:53 -0500FredGLots of choices out there, I've had my portfolio on Yahoo Small Business for like 10 or 12 years with out any issues. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343210#Comment_343210Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:47:13 -0500allanaHey guys, suffered Total Laptop Death last night. (If you want to diagnose, it's an Acer Aspire failing to load anything and making two quiet beeps; definitely some hard-drive clicking. Gonna rip it apart and wiggle stuff later, but I think it's gone.)

I haven't paid attention to technical specs in a really long time (like, when a Pentium 3 was kind of a big deal), so what I need from you guys is specific suggestions of brands and models I should check out. My budget is about $700, max; preferably $400-500.

Option 1: Custom Desktop + TabletThis is only going to work if I can score a $200-ish 10"+ tablet, for note-taking/bus-reading/etc, and then build a desktop for $300-400. I can get components pretty cheap, apparently, through my campus computer store, so I might go that way to custom-assemble something. Otherwise, I think because I'm short on time, I'll probably go ...

Option 2: Laptop. I don't have any clue what's on the market out there, but preferably something large-ish but still light enough to be carted around. I don't even know what battery life is like these days, but anything's better than what I had. Who's even making good machines these days? HP, Dell, Toshiba?

Needs: Not much. Don't really game. Heaviest processing is Adobe CS stuff, maybe some video rendering down the line. Don't need much more than 100gb internal, either. Mostly I want cheap, durable, dependable, NOT top-of-the-line. Sticking with Windows. I may even still have an unused copy of Vista in storage (don't mock! Any Windows OS I can roll back to functioning like 98 is just fine by me). Otherwise I'd maybe be willing to go the Linux route for a desktop.

Uh, ask if you need more specific information. I was running a Vista machine with 2GB RAM and a 100GB hard drive and was pretty happy with it. Can't remember the processor/etc specs offhand but this thing cost me $600 five years ago, so I'm sure I could get something slightly better for $400 now. ... Right? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343279#Comment_343279Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:52:54 -0600FoamheadYou know, one of those pocket-sized, foldable gizmos which can do pretty much anything - like a hardcore Swiss Army knife.

Just lost the majority of my admittedly pitiful toolbox after discovering a long-term leak in the closet where my hot water boiler lives. The box itself was filled with water (even the clip-lock plastic partition sections) and things which weren't rusted to ruination were covered in a delightful layer of black mold (yeah, I access that closet a lot), so most of it has been binned.

So, while I gradually replace everything on an emergency "shit, I need a screwdriver/hacksaw/pair of pliers NOW!" basis, can anyone please recommend one of the above-named doohickeys which I can cluelessly fumble around with in the meantime?

I don't need one Bear Grylls or Ray Mears carry around while trying to survive on the surface of the sun but, equally, I could do with a model which won't fall to bits the first time I try to use it.

Thanks. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343288#Comment_343288Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:38:16 -0600JehrotWhen I first got one the blade reminded me a little of Deaths scythe from the Discworld books. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343294#Comment_343294Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:15:39 -0600WoodI have a Leatherman Wave and it works perfectly for me. It's not as comfortable as using an actual screwdriver, but you can still do a lot of things. It's for those moments whan I need a screwdriver, or pliers but I don't want to go down three flights of stairs to the actual toolbox in the basement.

I also have a bit kit so I can use it on unusual screws, like torx, and a leather sheath so I have it on my belt at all time. Just gotta remember to take it off when I take a plane. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343348#Comment_343348Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:24:30 -0600MoracCustom building a desktop is always going to get you more power-to-dollar than a laptop, period. Given the tight budget you are running, this is what I would recommend. However, I am hardcore geek in this particular aspect, so my view may be a bit tainted, never mind that I am willing to devote the time necessary to get the most out of this solution.

It is worth noting that no matter how you try and swing it a desktop + tablet solution is never going to fulfill the needs of having a mobile workstation the way that a laptop can. Unfortunately, I am not as up on laptops as I am on desktops, so I cannot give you specific advice on which device to chose. Even if I could, nothing beats doing the research yourself. Everyone's computing needs are different, and ultimately only you can decide what solution fits your needs. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343350#Comment_343350Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:45:16 -0600Kay OrchisonLeatherman tools are very common in the film industry. Basically nearly everybody has one, and they get used HARD because when time is seriously big money you can't be wasting it running back and forth to a van or digging through a toolbox. The only time I've ever seen one get damaged was about 2am when we'd been shooting since the previous morning. For some reason we'd run out of power leads and someone had decided to hook a fairly major lamp into a 10 amp household extension cord, which duly melted. One very desperate and exhausted tech decided that seeing as we only had one pick-up shot left he'd just whack another plug on it and punch on. "That's live," I said as he got out his Leatherman. "No it ain't," he replied. Then the blade evaporated in a 2-foot plume of sparks as he cut into a very live 240v line.

I don't know how he wasn't hurt, but apart from damage to his pride and his multitool no harm was done. So yeah, put enough current through one and it will burn, but aside from that they're pretty well indestructible. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343361#Comment_343361Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:00:37 -0600Foamhead
Must remember to use more than "Leatherman" as Google search criteria in future. Must remember to use more than "Leatherman" as Google search criteria in future. Must remember to use more than "Leatherman" as Google search criteria in future.

Cheers all. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343371#Comment_343371Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:15:36 -0600Jason A. QuestIf running Adobe CS is a priority, I'd stick with Windows. It's possible to get it working on Linux using WINE/Crossover, but not worth the hassle if you have a Windows license you can use.

As for hardware, if you're looking for not-top-of-the-line you'd probably be content with not-state-of-the-art... i.e. used. People who are dumping 3-year-old computers as "obsolete" are often willing to part with them for very little money. With a used laptop you should probably assume that the battery is running out of power cycles/capacity, but if you budget $50 or so for a third-party replacement, you could end up with a decent machine with good battery life.

A laptop that I personally like is the Lenovo Thinkpad X61, which is fairly light, has a respectable Core2 Duo CPU, and (something very handy with those Adobe apps) built-in Wacom stylus support for the screen: a poor man's Cintiq. The main down-side is the 12" screen. You can pick one up used in decent condition for around $200. If you don't care about the stylus support, Lenovo's conventional Thinkpads are pretty good too, and come with larger screens. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343392#Comment_343392Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:59:55 -0600Kay OrchisonLeatherman and Tool will not be much safer. I'm just saying. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343393#Comment_343393Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:03:40 -0600FishelleUpon reading this, I googled leatherman. I was disappointed. You must have scrolled down quite a bit more than you needed to. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343402#Comment_343402Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:06:29 -0600trini_naenae
@Warped Savant: I missed your question earlier, sorry. The reason for not using my real name are a)I am all too familiar with what being Female On The Internet means. For example: I haven't kept track of all the faves I've gotten on flickr from fetish guys, but I like to think it isn't more than the faves I've gotten from people who actually like my art. At least, not yet. Because I haven't been all that active on flickr lately and I have a fair amount of self portraits, those faves are currently the most consistent. Charming isn't it? So, I try to make a point of making it at least somewhat hard for less classy types to find me in real life. b)My last name is freakishly common. It's up there with Smith. If someone did google my real name, they'll have to wade through lots and lots of people. I figure that if I'm wanting people to look me up, I want the first listing to be mine. c)But really, it's mostly because I'm paranoid. I'm also going to be using things like a rented mail box so that my return address isn't my home address, etc. Sorry my reasons are mostly depressing, but on the bright side, I get to reference mythology and my love of oceans/lakes/etc in my name, so that's pretty cool. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343404#Comment_343404Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:40:03 -0600Warped Savant
Good reasons. I don't blame you for any of those. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343405#Comment_343405Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:52:26 -0600Rootfireember
A person I know is slowly going blind, and is having trouble finding resources on how to cope with losing one's sight or how to make it easier. I've been letting her borrow some of my info on service dogs, as seeing eye dogs get a fair amount of traction in literature; any computer programs or things you guys can reccomend to help make things easier for her? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343406#Comment_343406Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:03:35 -0600Rootfireember
-I've had very good experience with Hostgator. When my purse got stolen and I had to reset all my credit/bank cards/ account info, they gave me a few months free so I could deal with that stuff and waiting for the new cards to come in. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343412#Comment_343412Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:17:24 -0600Foamhead(Is that a paleospork attached to it? Na, doesn't matter. Still want it.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343446#Comment_343446Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:01:12 -0600Wood
More pictures of various versions of this roman multi-purpose knife here with details on how it unfolds. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343473#Comment_343473Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:56:39 -0600allanaAt this point, after researching a bunch and playing with some things in-store, I've realized I can't in good conscience get anything I can't type on, tablets included. Right now I'm looking at 14-15.6" laptops -- most of which are pretty friggin' generic. Other than the two I've seen with external volume knobs (why don't they all have those?!)?

Brand-wise, there's one vote for Lenovos so far. Anybody else have any ideas? Even just a "I have a ______ and it's __________" would be helpful. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343480#Comment_343480Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:27:24 -0600roadscum
Allana, i have a Lenovo G570 laptop and it works. On the other hand, i believe the old master had something Lenovo that died on its arse, causing him some dismay. Then he got a new one. Or something, i could be wrong about any or all of that. Anyway, my one works and i like it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343872#Comment_343872Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:30:51 -0600Jason A. Quest
only thing I don't like is the "widescreen" (i.e. "notverytallscreen") display: great for watching movies and HDTV, but the wrong shape for anything I'd actually want to do with it. This is a ridiculously common flaw in most laptops made these days, which are slavishly emulating TV displays rather than optimizing them for the different kinds of things people do with computers. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343885#Comment_343885Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:50:45 -0600Bombus HortorusSorry, I saw this the other day and was going to answer then forgot... a friend of mine went blind from Retinitis Pigmentosa over a number of years. I lost contact for a while and when I caught up with him again I was staggered at how he'd adapted tpo use assistive technology; so I'd say get in early and start learning how to use tools to help well they still have some sight,

He uses a programme called Jaws for the PC that acts as a screenreader, he's got a similar app on his smartphone. He's also now got a device that's an RFID reader, that reads smart tags and gives a voice note as to what they are - so he can add tags to CDs and DVDs etc and just scan them to identify them, He also has a guide dog, which transformed his life and gave him back a great deal of independence ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=343909#Comment_343909Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:18:11 -0600Kay OrchisonI have an 11" MacBook Air for portable use. It weighs virtually nothing but has a useable keyboard so beats out a tablet for my purposes. I mostly use that for correspondence, ideas notation on the hoof, making notes on whatever I'm reading, and last-minute panic tweaks to image files that are being submitted. The screen orientation is annoying in virtually all of those applications but it's still more convenient than a tablet and, as y'all say, there is no laptop that's designed for text use. It was on eBay cheap! It runs the same OS as my work monster! Does the job. Not complaining. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344009#Comment_344009Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:17:31 -0600FinagleI have a request from a friend to dump several years worth of emails out of their GMail account and turn them into some sort of manageable format in order to gift them to another person, as a sort of history of their involvement. Does anyone have a good solution for that? We're talking 10 to 20 thousand emails, so just dumping them all into a Word doc or PDF won't be suitable. I could turn them into an Outlook PST or other email folder format, but if there's something better and self-contained, perhaps built around an Access database, I'd love to hear about it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344079#Comment_344079Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:07:19 -0600trini_naenae
I'm attempting (or trying to get in the direction of attempting) to do a sugar free diet to see if my energy levels will improve (both dairy and gluten have no effect by the way), but the usual sugar alternatives (splenda etc) taste a bit vile to me. So, are there sweeteners that don't leave horrible aftertastes? And actually taste good? Because I like to drink tea (a lot), and eat hot cereal for breakfast (winter), and so on. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344085#Comment_344085Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:09:43 -0600FlabyoI never found one that didn't leave some sort of aftertaste when I tried switching to fake sugars back at uni. In the end I found that the poor tasting alternatives eventually gave me the impetus to just cut sweeteners altogether. Coffee is actually so much nicer unsweetened anyway I found. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344091#Comment_344091Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:29:19 -0600Ryan S ThomasonI'd second Flabyo, as a former sugar/salt fiend who's never been able to stomach sweeteners. I've recently cut a vast amount of sugar and salt out of my diet for the sake of my little girl though (then I snuck a whack of sugar back in by starting homebakes, but never mind). The biggest single reduction I managed after home-baked bread was from tea and coffee - experiment to see how little you can get away with without wincing. I'm down to sugar-free coffee and a half a spoon in my tea, saving me about ten or twelve heaped spoons of sugar every day. For breakfast cereal, porridge only takes five minutes or so to cook as well, and it's not bad at all even without sugar.

The first week is kind of tough as your tastebuds adjust, but it's definitely worth it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344096#Comment_344096Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:02:07 -0600ArgosI'm a fan of stevia. It still has an odd flavor to it, but I don't find it vile like I do splenda and aspartame, and I find that once you get used to using it the flavor grows on you. You can get it in many forms but I just get the super concentrated powder form, and you just use like half a pinch of it when you need it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344105#Comment_344105Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:24:38 -0600allanaLook into agave. Sweeter than honey, lower glycemic index than sugar. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344124#Comment_344124Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:07:36 -0600FlxzrSugar still rules supreme because none of the alternatives taste anything like as nice. Making something sweeter seems easy, but something that tastes nicer is hard.

Anyway, I, and most people I know, drink tea without sugar and the thought of it is kind of repellent to me. I guess it's just a matter of getting used to it. Similarly most of the older generation round here (Scotland) would happily tell you that putting sugar in porridge is sacrilege, you should be using salt.

Which seems really odd.

Interestingly I remember reading somewhere that switching from sugar to sweeteners can have an oddly negative effect as your body gradually forgets to associate sweetness with calories so when you do eat the occasional sugary item it has a much greater effect than it would otherwise. Or something. I don't think you're talking about losing weight though so that shouldn't matter. (Found it: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19726435.500-sweetener-may-be-worse-for-dieters-than-sugar.html but take it with a grain of salt (like your porridge), it's just a report on research, not conclusive.)

Anyway, I think my original point was that cutting back on sugar intake is perhaps not as hard as it seems. Of course this evening I've eaten numerous cadbury's roses, eaten a packet of skittles and extra strong mints as well as having drunk 500ml of Irn Bru. I don't want to even think about my calorie intake today... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344194#Comment_344194Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:29:07 -0600trini_naenae
Tried the stevia, and tried the agave. Stevia still tasted vile to me, agave tasted kind of like molasses. Going with the agave for now (it's a step in the right direction). I did see some other options at the local co-op but forgot to write down the names, but if I ever do remember to, it would be interesting to hear if anyone had heard of them. One of them started with an X. Thanks for the responses!

@Flxr: Fascinating that you grew up not putting sugar in tea. I grew up drinking tea the "British" way, with milk and sugar, but perhaps it's different in Scotland? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344207#Comment_344207Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:41:45 -0600FlxzrTea definitely needs milk, though. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344219#Comment_344219Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:26:12 -0600256It's sort of hard to get a fix on the numbers for something like this but, after a bit of discussion, I'd speculate 1-2 in 10. Sugar in tea feels like a sort of old-fashioned thing, so it's possible that it exists as a relict British tradition elsewhere after it has begun to die out in Britain itself - which is really sort of interesting in light of the "the future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed" conception of progress and oh my gosh this is totally off topic. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344223#Comment_344223Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:31:51 -0600GreasemonkeyAnybody else having problems with Photobucket at the moment? After the page loads, all I get is a bunch of empty boxes and non-functioning buttons. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344228#Comment_344228Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:14:18 -0600glukkakeAre you going strict enough where you're taking out fruits and naturally sweet items? Or is it just refined sugars?

I take my regular tea with cream, have been looking into alt fruit-flavoured teas for no sugar/no dairy. I have been crazy over drinking black currant teas (especially if it's mixed with a black tea, so it has proper caffeine in it) or anise teas when I don't need caffeine.

I put maple syrup in my oatmeal, cocoa powder too. Agave I've used in teas and coffee with no problems. And honestly, as you cut back and deal with the initial cravings (and it will be a bitch, honestly) you'll eventually become more sensitive to sugars that you don't have to put as much in your foods/drinks anymore. I realized this the other day when my mother and I had the same iced coffee and to her it was just "a little bit sweet" and to me it was undrinkably sweet.

I'm wary of the fake sugars, especially aspartame. A friend of mine had been sick for a long while, but when her nutritionist suggested she cut out the aspartame, all of her symptoms went away. It was crazy. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344230#Comment_344230Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:46:07 -0600trini_naenaeI'm assuming that the doctor meant refined sugars. I'm not generally that good about eating fruit, but I'd assume that my doctor would love it if I ate fruit on a regular basis. My mom and I actually have some black currant tea (which has the black tea in it), and it's great stuff.

I think I'm going to go with Agave and see how that affects things, and then maybe try something stricter if the doctor tells me it's not good enough. I try my best to avoid fake sugars as a)They taste nasty and b)I've heard of how bad for you the fake sugars are anyway. Interestingly, another of the sugar alternatives at the co-op was straight up fructose and palm sugar. (Sugar derived from palm oil?)

And I love hearing how people drink their tea, especially since in California, the number of people who were horrified that I put milk in my tea was actually kind of high. I guess since it's a little off topic, I could create a new hashtag for it? I suppose I actually enjoy it when topics get derailed, but I'm one of those people who enjoy meandering conversations.

#howIdrinkmytea ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344232#Comment_344232Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:26:47 -0600256#howitakemytea (tea and conversational sidetracks are two of my favourite things)

Tea: M&S Gold No.2 Blend. Which I think is partly Assam? Maybe.Style: Bit of (full fat) milk, but not too much, no sugar.

I also drink Earl Grey once a week, and I put milk in that too - I know you're not really supposed to, but I also know that Stephen Twining (yes, that Twining) takes milk in his Lapsang Souchong, and if that goes, anything does. It's pretty shitty to be honest, but it's a post-therapy ritual.

Matters for further contention:

If the tea is made in a teapot, should milk be added to the cup before or after the tea? If it's made in a cup, should the teabag be removed before or after the milk goes in?

I say before to both, but opinions vary. Vehemently. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344233#Comment_344233Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:00:22 -0600ArgosI usually drink it plain but on occasion I'll add almond milk and some honey. Coffee is the reverse - I love it with milk & sugar (or half & half and sugar) and that tends to offend most of my coffee friends. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344234#Comment_344234Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:06:20 -0600FinagleWhen I stayed with my wife's family in Aurich, Germany for a while, I learned how to drink strong 'broken silver' tea Ostfriesen-style - strong as hell, with rock-sugar lumps, and cream. Ostfriesen tea is really too strong and bitter to be drunk straight - I say this as a former coffee shop worker who loves espresso straight. Since then, I've gone on to pretty much drink it 'builder's tea' style, when I can't get rock sugar ('kluntjes').

My other favorite tea is lapsang souchong, and again...really not meant to be drunk straight. I love the appeal of the purity of drinking the pure product, but the smoky flavor really doesn't open up without milk and sugar. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344238#Comment_344238Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:04:39 -0600GreasemonkeyThanks, I'll gave that a try. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344260#Comment_344260Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:46:12 -0600FlxzrMilk no sugar, thanks.

I also really like jasmine tea which I take completely plain. It's a green tea, I believe, so it's not as bitter tasting without milk.

My Dad drinks a lot of earl grey and lapsang souchon which he also takes with milk.

Much as I like tea I can't drink more than one or two cups a day as it has an unpleasant effect on my posterior if I drink more. I don't know why, I guess I'm allergic or something. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344267#Comment_344267Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:47:11 -0600GreasemonkeyOkay, I've deleted the temporary internet files and all cookies, then restarted my machine and tried to log on to Photobucket; still nothing except blank boxes where images and buttons should be. Is the new site incompatable with Windows 7, perhaps? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344279#Comment_344279Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:39:18 -0600Fishelle
It's not Windows 7 because it works fine for me. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344294#Comment_344294Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:48:10 -0600GreasemonkeyI tried it with Firefox, works perfectly! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344432#Comment_344432Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:23:34 -0600AtomicSlothThings are still a bit raw with my ex, we've had to delete each other from social media because the evidence of one of us having fun turns the other to misery. BUT - We started off as best friends, and despite the odds, would want to one day be able to be friends again. But that's not going to happen if we completly cut off contact with each other (also living in different places now).

So I proposed the idea of some sorta two-player turn-based email/post/website game/art-challenge. Something where we don't have to talk about our personal lives until we finally feel comfortable.

I've searched around for the right activity but come up blank, there's game-by-post chess/strategy/rpg eItc but really something les technical and competitive and more fun and creative is what I'm looking for.

I know the whole thing is a long-shot doomed to failure but I've got to try something, instead of just sitting back and letting us turn into strangers.

Any ideas?

TL;DR Fun, creative, uncomplicated correspondence game for two people who take turns that can last from a minute to a month.

(is this post gonna get lost in the monthly change-over?) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344440#Comment_344440Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:53:10 -0600badbear
According to the head of Twinings - and you assume that he knows his stuff - the water has to be boiling for tea (although should never be for coffee) so I assume water first, milk second?

I'm a big Oolong tea fan owing to a chinese ex-co-worker. If you get the good stuff it is the BEST. Sweet and earthy and chestnutty. Sugar in this case would be sacrilege.

#GeospoofingAnyone know a good (reliable, low effort, not going to screw up my computer) method of getting around geoblocking? I love the daily show but cannot watch it due to geography. Sad face. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344510#Comment_344510Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:58:48 -0600256The best Earl Grey I've had (and, come to think of it, one of the better cups of tea I've drunk) was in the café of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. It was quite a few years ago, but it might be worth sampling if anyone happens to be visiting. The Hollish may know more about tea than is generally imagined. And there's the paintings, of course.

#artbypost

I wonder if some variation of Exquisite Corpse might fit the bill? Also, the Mail Art movement might provide some tangential inspiration. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344511#Comment_344511Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:00:26 -0600MoracI've discovered a host of different methods in the past, but they all seem to stop working after a month or so. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344621#Comment_344621Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:02:10 -0600Stoto@badbear - I can recommend strongvpn. You have to pay for it, but it's reliable.

I've not had much luck with the free ones. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344929#Comment_344929Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:41:26 -0600GreasemonkeyI'm going to be pitching my work to galleries in the new year, and I need a website where I can display my art. I've decided to teach myself Web design and build myself a site from scratch, and I'm not sure where to start. Any advice on website building and hosting would be much appreciated.

Also: #PitchingYourShit

Does anyone have any general advice on promoting yourself with gallery owners (other than "Network!")? I understand there are a few faux pas which are considered extremely rude (ie walking in unannounced with a painting under your arm), and I'd prefer not to commit any of them. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344935#Comment_344935Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:50:21 -0600Purple WyrmIf you're a complete beginner, then one of those "Web Design for Dummies", or "Learn HTML in 24 hours" books is a great way to show you the basics of how to build a website. You can then move on to online resources that will teach you how to build a good website.

Your ISP may provide you with some hosting space along with your account - although I believe that's rarer these days than it used to be. But if your ultimate aim is setting up a professional looking site you'll probably need to pay for proper hosting. You can get ridiculously cheap hosting in the US, and point a local web address at it with no problems (I seem to recall you're a fellow Aussie, right?).

.au domain names can generally be had for about $99.00 a year. If it's a .com.au you're after you'll need to provide an ABN and a justification as to what the domain name has to do with your business. If the domain is based on your personal name or registered business name then it's no problem, although I can't say I've ever heard of any name ever being knocked back. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344938#Comment_344938Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:25:49 -0600GreasemonkeyCheers mate. I'll check out the Dummies books.

(Fellow Aussie, living overseas) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344939#Comment_344939Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:55:00 -0600Purple WyrmNo worries. When you've got the basics down htmldog is a pretty good reference, and the W3C validators (HTML, CSS) are great tools for showing you everything you did wrong. If you're a Firefox user, the Web Developer toolbar is a godsend.

Heh, never noticed it before but htmldog has tutorials. Depending on how you learn they might be better (and more convenient) than the books. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=344948#Comment_344948Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:21:00 -0600Ryan S ThomasonI had a portfolio site for a few years, and I'd recommend Kompozer to get you started. Do something simple with the wysiwyg interface, swap over to html to see what it looks like, rinse and repeat. That and a decent online tutorial and you're laughing. And it's free, which is always nice. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345038#Comment_345038Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:16:47 -0600FishelleWe had a visiting artist at my old college that said he went in and told galleries something like, "I was wondering if you know any galleries in the area that might be interested in showing my work." He figured he wouldn't ask them to actually show the work themselves, due to that being a bad first impression. But he noted their reaction upon seeing it, making note of the ones that seemed to like it. Everyone told him to go to one particular place, which wound up being his main gallery. I think he had to go see the gallery owner on his deathbed or something.

This is just the most memorable answer to this question I remember hearing. I would say, ask whoever is working how people get shown there. Every place is a little different. And if you know anyone who's shown somewhere you'd like to be shown, ask them how they managed it. Be sure to look and see what sort of art the galleries show. If they show stuff that is similar to what you want to show, you'll be more likely to get a yes. Medium is less important than the context and dialogue in art you're responding to, I'd say. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345381#Comment_345381Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:52:54 -0600FoamheadA definite long-shot, especially this late in the day, but can any of you recommend somewhere Stateside, the closer to Ohio the better (but not essential), who can print & bind something in a hardback novel-style format in time to for it to get to someone, also in the US, before Christmas?

I think what I'm looking for falls within the "vanity" range. It's approximately 95K words and I'd have to be able to email the document to them and would only need two copies, max.

Thanks, potential lifesavers. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345416#Comment_345416Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:32:52 -0600rough nightI'm planning to make a webcomic with a friend, hopefully starting sometime next year. We feel like we have a good, original idea, and I'll do the art for her scripts. Thing is - I've been doing abstract mixed media almost exclusively for 15 years, and have been struggling at improving my realistic drawing for about a year now. My mixed media work is good, but no one's buying it, and the thought of working the gallery scene makes me want to hide under the bed. I've loved comics since... since my earliest memories, so the thought of telling stories with my brilliant friend feels like home; thus the career redirection. I know I'll suck at it for a while, and am trying not to be depressed about being bad at art again. I've been bad at it before, and got better, so presumably can do so again. And I still have all the aesthetic knowledge I've built over the years to help me along.

To the point, I can't afford to go back to school for sequential art classes, so was wondering if y'all could direct me to some good self-education resources - books, websites, instructional videos, anything to help me train myself in panel composition, drawing characters consistently, working with color in Photoshop, etc. including all those things I need to know but haven't even though of yet. I can draw well enough that the subject is identifiable as itself, so I'm not starting from scratch, but I've still got a lot of work to do before it looks beautiful or professional. It seems so far that my biggest specific hurdle is going to be making characters look like themselves at all angles. Any help would be awesome, because my friend and I are going to do this foolish thing whether I'm ready or not.

#teajack

I like my tea black to the point of being nearly opaque, with a preference for Earl Grey and Pu-erh. As to ritual, ever since I was a kid, I've poured the hot water, then slowly lowered the teabag in so that darkness would pool only at the very bottom of the mug until it looked ready to stir up and drink. It's oddly soothing to do it that way. I used to add sugar, but haven't in a long time; sweet tea now tastes very strange. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345428#Comment_345428Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:05:26 -0600Jason A. QuestIt isn't the kind of craft instruction you're asking about, but if you're looking to make a go at being a Comics Creator, I strongly recommend SequentialWorkshop.com as a support resource. It's a forum frequented by people doing the same sort of thing... a mix of writers, artists, and writer/artists – including both "names" and nobodies such as myself – which grew out of the creator community that developed at Warren's The Engine back in the day. I've found it an invaluable place to get feedback and motivation.

As for the craft, it's hard to know what to suggest without knowing what your weak points are, but How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way is a surprisingly helpful how-to book on figure drawing for comics. Understanding Comics and Making Comics by Scott McCloud might be useful too. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345457#Comment_345457Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:50:30 -0600trini_naenaeJust wanted to say that I've been reading all the responses and loving finding out how people drink their tea. Also makes me want to try some teas that have been mentioned. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345460#Comment_345460Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:15:45 -0600rough nightI vaguely remember when folks started talking about making that forum, but apparently filed it under, "sounds great, but nothing to do with me," back then. Even if I don't build up the brass ovaries to post there, it'll be a really useful place to lurk. I've also borrowed Making Comics from a friend, and will put the others on my Christmas list. Thank you much!

I suspect my weakest points are drawing urban backgrounds (trees I can do, buildings less so), keeping things consistent at different angles, and making people look the age they're supposed to be - in particular, I need to learn how to draw children of a broad range of ages. I'm aiming for a more indie style than Marvel. Do you think How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way will still help if very few of our characters will be muscular hero types? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345465#Comment_345465Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:42:21 -0600GreasemonkeyIf you're after a more natural look to your heroes, Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy is going to be as much help as the Marvel guide. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345502#Comment_345502Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:27:25 -0600rough nightThanks, Greasemonkey. That one's on the wishlist now, too! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345716#Comment_345716Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:27:12 -0600oldhatHey-o,

So I'm looking for a netbook to do some writing on and generally have with me at all times especially for travel. The problem is I don't have much money.

I'm looking at some of the Asus EEE ones, but am not sure which is the best for me. There's an Asus EEE PC X101CH going for sale pretty cheaply at a nearby store ($240), but reviews for it seemed mixed at best with the big message being not great battery life and no upgrading options if shit goes down.

Thoughts? Really just looking for something cheap (under $250 if possible) and sturdy that can handle simple things like writing and light to moderate web browsing. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345728#Comment_345728Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:01:37 -0600FlxzrIf you're using it for writing you might want to check out what people say about the keyboards. Some are just awful. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=345755#Comment_345755Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:28:34 -0600DavidLejeuneDidn't Warren have an EeePC that completely shat the bed after a year or so? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346016#Comment_346016Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:35:34 -0600dorkmuffinSo, in the glory of after-Christmas sales, dumb luck, and someone up there being on my side, I got a REALLY nice pair of riding-style boots, shmancy brand name, for not a lot of money.

They're REALLY nice leather.

I don't know how to take care of my things, but I did some preliminary Googling and discovered that I need to condition the leather before I wear it, and then need to condition it every so often. I am also interested in waterproofing to keep the leather in good shape.

Does anyone know about caring for FINE LEATHER GOODS or have any good online resources? I want to get good milage out of these babies, so any and all tips are welcome.

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346018#Comment_346018Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:28:07 -0600Ben GwalchmaiThis is going to sound ridiculous but go with me for it a bit: find a shoe shine man. [Wait for it.]

I've lots of different pairs [3] of leather shoes and each one needs different treatment. I asked my family originally but everything they told me seemed ineffectual but when I happened to see a shoe shiner in Paddington station, I stopped and got my shoes shined then asked him loads of questions. Each time I got a new pair of shoes, I went and got my shoes shined then asked him. It's been a couple of years since I saw him last but I got a new pair of boots for Christmas so I'll be going to see him again.

Hell, sometimes it's just nice to chat to the man and know that you're paying for an amazing professional service. Oh, in London it doesn't come cheap but I'm sure you could shop around in NYC.

In short, go to the professionals and strike up a kinship. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346034#Comment_346034Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:42:22 -0600glukkakederp, i accidentally closed this window so I'll give an abbreviated comment:

The Leather Spa is where my friends with super fancy shoes take their for repair/conditioning. Angelo's Leather Care is a place I've had bookmarked as another possibility (also it's at 666 5th ave, so I think it's funny). Most people say you can DIY your own shoe conditioning. The biggest thing is to make sure that if they get wet/dirty, to clean them off well and let them dry WITHOUT heat. And don't dump them near heat sources. It'll warp the leather.

I'd check the website for your shoe company to see if they have a FAQ about caring for them. The Fluevog site has a fantastic basic care run down list here and if you go to their FAQ > About repairs there's a secondary chunk of information about what you should or should not use on your leather based on the type of leather your shoe is made of.

If all else fails, I'd honestly just go to a local boutique for your shoe's designer (assuming they're that kind of shoe) and just ask the salespeople. I really like buying designer shoes both because it's super high quality and they're usually invested in you being able to take good care of them. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346285#Comment_346285Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:58:22 -0600Rootfireember
-Not sure how well it'd work for fancy shoes, but I've generally gone for leather conditioner+waterproofer that one of our local stores sells. It's worked at keeping my vasque booots going pretty fine 10+years after gettiing them. You generally work the crud into the leather, let it dry (without heat) and repeat a bajillion times. I'm tempted to try using saddle soap this year to see what it does. Usually I just go to one of the local nicer shoe places (that can actually REPAIR shoes :D) and ask them what to use. Basically conditioner+waterproofer...waterproofs the leather and keeps it supple/from cracking. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346413#Comment_346413Sun, 06 Jan 2013 13:46:33 -0600Warped Savant
Every day or two lately I've gotten home from work / woken up in the morning and my laptop has been turned on. At first I thought that I had simply forgotten to power it down but then just a little while ago I was sitting on my couch reading and the lights on it came on. I opened it up and it was going through the start-up screen. It seems to be random times (sometimes at night, sometimes during the day) and I don't see anything in my scheduled tasks that would have it start automagically. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong area, maybe it's something else.Any ideas? Any details that you need to help me fix this?

NOTE: I was going to go with "Ghost in the Machine" but was worried people would immediately think of the obvious. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346422#Comment_346422Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:17:55 -0600Jason A. QuestMost computers have wake-on-LAN capability, which activates them when they receive a particular kind of packet from the network. I have no explanation for why that might be happening, but you could check in the machine's BIOS and disable that if it's turned on. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346433#Comment_346433Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:41:22 -0600MoracThat may explain why my work computer is often on in the morning when I shut it down the night before. Either that or meddling coworkers. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346447#Comment_346447Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:29:03 -0600Warped Savant
Jason -- Fully turned off. Not in sleep or hibernate. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346479#Comment_346479Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:21:30 -0600Jason A. QuestWake-on-LAN can still work on an "off" computer, though. Modern electronics are rarely every fully deactivated... if nothing else, they're sitting and monitoring the "please turn on" button. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346539#Comment_346539Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:57:29 -0600Warped SavantMy BIOS doesn't have a "wake-on-LAN" option... in fact, there's no power options in there... I'm so confused.Make and Model: Asus / U43FBIOS: Aptio Setup Utility (c) 2008 American Megatrends V. 1.27.1118

I've updated it to see if that changes it but it appears that I had the most up to date one anyways. The computer is a few years old and had never done it, it started a week or two ago? (Didn't really pay attention, just thought I had left it on and thought nothing of it.) Can only seem to find things about changing the "wake-on-LAN" but nothing saying that it can be done in the BIOS I have.But hey, at least it's not the issue that a lot of people seem to have with their machines suddenly shutting off... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346546#Comment_346546Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:06:00 -0600curbIf it's a relatively new problem, why not do a system restore to a point before it started?

There may well be good reasons for not doing this, of course. I know nuzzing of computers. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346556#Comment_346556Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:24:24 -0600Jason A. QuestIf it's starting from powered-off, it isn't an operating system problem. (Windows is not running at that point.) It has to be at either the firmware (BIOS) or hardware level. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346570#Comment_346570Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:49:46 -0600trini_naenaeSo, I have started working on the website, this time with wordpress. (Yay!) And while wordpress is really a blogging platform, I know it can be used to make a fairly decent website. However there is still the matter of selling the art. I am now finding that setting up pages for selling stuff is hard and/or expensive (fancier, more expensive plans). Or maybe I just don't know much of anything. So here I am asking the clever people who actually have experience doing this sort of stuff. Are there tools or versions of wordpress that don't require coding smarts to create pages that people can buy things on? Would I be better off directing links that say "buy me" or something to that sort to an etsy page? Or other ways to to sell stuff (preferably with less effort instead of more) that I don't know about/haven't thought of/etc? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346576#Comment_346576Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:27:33 -0600glukkakeThere are store front plugins you can use to set up shop pages in wordpress. eShop was the one highly recommended to us but there are plenty of others. I found these highly annoying from a UI standpoint because it seems like it works better for sites that will be dedicated storefronts instead as a small part of the overarching site of blog entries and galleries and whatnots.

With my boss, we eventually shifted over to Etsy. Etsy has also been providing amazing shipping tools combined with the USPS - you can basically print an international label complete with customs form and dump that into a mailbox, no standing in lines to get it stamped for approval. Life is amazing now. There are also a bunch of softwares available that work with Etsy to keep track of supplies inventory and expenses and whatnots if you look into 3rd party stuff. I know people have had their issues with them, but they're doing a really good job at this point.

We basically have a page link for Shop on her site now and that just goes direct to the Etsy store. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346589#Comment_346589Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:29:24 -0600FlxzrI seem to recall that WoL stuff is set by the OS. There could be a BIOS option but ultimately it has to be enabled at OS level so if it supports it and the BIOS has no option to turn it off you can still disable it in Windows. Not that I can remember how, though...

Also WoL seems moderately unlikely. It requires a specially formatted packet to be sent explicitly to that PC. It's not something that's likely to happen by accident. Unless your PC's directly connected to your internet connection (no router) and your ISP does some weird stuff. Which is possible.

The only time I had this happening it was a scheduled task, but you've already ruled that out. Make sure you've checked the default windows scheduled tasks (one level deeper than the user ones, iirc) and have a look at your virus checker, make sure it's not scheduled for an over-night scan or something.

Perhaps your power is fluctuating and the PC's set in the BIOS to return to power on when power comes back on? That used to be the default quite often and was really annoying when you were moving PCs about as they'd turn on as soon as you plugged them in. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346597#Comment_346597Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:47:27 -0600Ryan S ThomasonI'll second just using Etsy for your shopfront. No technical issues, nothing to build, an in-built large audience and it'll save you a good wodge of time, all for a measly three cents in the dollar. A few years ago I had a DIY website made from personalised wordpress with Paypal buttons stitched in, and while I'm very proud of that site, I shudder to think how much time I spent just trying to out-stare those bloody CSS pages. I also sold a lot less because a lot of people are just too damn paranoid to trust a small website unless they know you personally. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346598#Comment_346598Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:40:35 -0600GreasemonkeyAny chance it's some kind of netbot that's compromised the system? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346601#Comment_346601Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:47:42 -0600Warped SavantWake-on-Lan doesn't seem to be an option due to me using a wireless router instead of it being hardwired in.I had the computer turned off, I unplugged it for a little while then plugged it back in to see if that had it turn on, but it doesn't so I don't think it's the power thing that Fixzr thought of.It doesn't appear to be the virus scanner. Which I have ran to see if it's a netbot but it's not finding anything...

Maybe I'll pick up an external hard drive, back everything up and try a fresh start... It is a few years old now so hey, why not, right? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346841#Comment_346841Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:39:46 -0600GreasemonkeyWhen I try to play a YouTube video on Firefox, all I get is a blank black space. Apparently this is a common difficulty with the Firefox browser. Mozilla support suggests deleting cookies and cache, but it hasn't helped.

Anyone have any experience with this? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346842#Comment_346842Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:20:22 -0600RenThing#NoYouTubeOnFireFOx

Let me ask my wife, who works at Mozilla. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346845#Comment_346845Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:43:30 -0600Alan TysonSomething very strange has happened with my car. A few days ago, I started hearing an odd clicking sound from my car's engine while it was running. It seemed to be perfectly matched to the RPMs I was running, so I had to be hearing something going on with the engine, but no dashboard lights were on. I pop the hood and take a look. There is a thin layer of oil splattered on top of the engine block and, inexplicably, the oil cap was missing. Turns out the sound I'm hearing is the chain that runs through the oil tank.

So, car folks, any idea what could cause an oil cap to pop off or crack? I'm planning on getting a replacement, but I want to know if this is the sort of thing that could happen again. My car is a 2010 Ford Escape, with a 2.5 liter 4-cylinder inline engine. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346846#Comment_346846Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:35:38 -0600Warped SavantMine does the same thing. I haven't been able to find any way to fix it. Mind you, I didn't try too hard.I'll be sure to watch here for a solution, however, because it has been inconvenient at times. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346848#Comment_346848Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:02:09 -0600rough nightSorry to go back to this, but I was wondering if y'all had any advice specifically about drawing kids. The characters in our planned webcomic are mostly going to be ages 9-15, and I'm finding it surprisingly difficult not to draw them as small adults. Y'all know of any good books or tutorials on the subject? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346850#Comment_346850Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:48:47 -0600Alan TysonWhen it doubt,ask Andrew Loomis. All of the books on that site are fantastic, but the one that's probably the most germane to your question is Figure Drawing For All It's Worth, specifically the ideal age proportions chart on page 29. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346851#Comment_346851Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:02:43 -0600dorkmuffinWhatever you do, do not reference early to mid-Renaissance paintings. Those babies are SO CREEPY.

What not to do, brought to you by the internet. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346852#Comment_346852Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:06:28 -0600Purple WyrmI've been hit with this in the past, and found that uninstalling Flash, then reinstalling it from scratch fixed it.

Of course, I'm happy having Flash on my machine. Others may not be so sanguine :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346858#Comment_346858Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:47:34 -0600rough nightThank you, that looks really helpful! Drawing the Head and Hands also looks like it has a good supply of useful info on the differences between drawing adults and kids.

-dorkmuffin

Oh god, the horror... and don't get me started on cherubim; those little bastards freak me out. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346860#Comment_346860Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:06:30 -0600dorkmuffin

This means that the pressure in your engine is too high. Probably from having too much oil in there. Either that, or it's doing something called 'gassing up' which indicates a leak somewhere inside that's increasing the pressure.

Best thing to do in the short term is to get the oil changed properly at a garage that knows what they're doing. If the problem continues after that, get a second opinion on whether air's getting in somewhere it shouldn't. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346883#Comment_346883Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:10:33 -0600trini_naenaeThanks glukkake and Ryan for your answers. I'm going with etsy then. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346889#Comment_346889Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:27:43 -0600Alan TysonThanks, Oddcult. I could believe having too much oil, since I was a dumbass and didn't precisely measure it the last time I added oil. I'll be more careful of that next time! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346891#Comment_346891Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:35:20 -0600johnjonesSeriously, the thing goes so slowly now, especially online with Mozilla. I go to a page, endure the "Not Responding" useless spinning cursor and maybe a full minute later, the page loads. This stuff also happens offline when I try bring up other files. I've been screwing around with Task Manager shutting down or activating programs but nothing seems to work. And I can just feel trillions of 'bots and viruses looking at me through my monitor and laughing. Please, help me. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346892#Comment_346892Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:14:01 -0600GreasemonkeyDoes your antivirus have a remote assistance option? Have their tech guy log on remotely and search for greeblies. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346893#Comment_346893Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:38:56 -0600johnjones

My anti-virus is Webroot, so I don't really know. I don't even know what a greebly is. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346894#Comment_346894Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:33:10 -0600GreasemonkeyGreebly = slang term for viruses, trojans etc. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=346912#Comment_346912Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:55:13 -0600FlxzrIt may be worth your while doing a disk defrag. My Vista PC went from taking almost 10 minutes to become usable at boot to starting up in 2-3 minutes just by doing a proper full defrag. You probably also want to use a third party defragger rather than the built in one. I used something called defraggler, but there are others. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347359#Comment_347359Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:48:24 -0600Kay OrchisonI get sent a lot of stuff to watch on YouTube by fellow musicians. The network here is frequently glacial. What I REALLY want to do is have all the things I'm supposed to watch preload while I'm off doing other things, like sleeping, and then press play ONCE and sit down on the couch while they roll. I'm willing to do some screwing about to make this happen each time. It will seriously save me a world of aggravation.

This is currently an all-Mac household. I personally still use FireFox because it is synced with my main machine at the studio and my laptop and I can't be arsed moving everything to Chrome. Any ideas? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347373#Comment_347373Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:44:14 -0600Warped SavantFirst thought was to open the videos in different tabs.Second thought was "Isn't there a 'watch this later' button on YouTube now?" I've never tried it, but the button is there. I don't think it pre-loads the videos though, simply creates a playlist for you so I don't think that will work... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347374#Comment_347374Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:09:19 -0600Jason A. Quest
plugins for Firefox to download YouTube videos for offline viewing on a Mac. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347392#Comment_347392Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:34:16 -0600trini_naenaeAs you have probably read in the open mike thread, I've been having problems with the Printer not mailing me stuff. It seems I'm going to have to find a alternative, at least for the printing end of things. And I certainly want to work with a professional printer because I want the best results. So, who do you recommend. I'm most interested in reliability and quality. And the ability to do proofs and have someone to work with so I can get the best results possible. I'll still get my artwork turned into digital form from the people I've been working with, but it seems that I'm going to have to get the actual prints done elsewhere. So, suggestions? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347438#Comment_347438Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:08:02 -0600Peter Kelly
Pwn youtube.add "pwn" after the "www." but before "youtube.com/" and you'll get a bunch of options to download.

#building a set

I've got an idea for a webseries, but it means I have to build the canopy of a "spaceship" and I have no idea how to actually build anything.What i want is the cockpit of one man ship, like a Star Wars X-wing fighter or BSG Viper, that I can put an actor in and then shoot a profile shot of.I'm thinking I just need to build a transparent canopy and a bit of the ship (like 6-12 inches below the canopy) and then have the actor enter the set from below.Anyone have any idea where to start with this? (I've never built anything like this before, i don't have much of a budget [maybe $300], but I've got access to a fair number of tools, as my father is a general contractor) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347441#Comment_347441Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:38:12 -0600GreasemonkeyEmail me! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347449#Comment_347449Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:06:58 -0600OddcultYou can get full aircraft canopies, instrumentation, hell - I've just checked and even full ejector seats, on ebay. But a bucket-type seat with a four point harness, out of a car from a scrapyard would do the job too, Build a wooden frame, stick a seat in there, and add a load of instrumentation - probably also available from the scrapyard.

One other idea would be to go for a couple of ipads as finger-on-glass type instruments attached to your frame - you could put some simple animations on them or images of FOG instruments - and a game joystick in the middle, or buy/borrow old instruments and mix the two together. Maybe a couple of banks of illuminated switches too.

If you build something like this, then you've got more options for angles than just profile, which might get a bit stale. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347760#Comment_347760Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:03:29 -0600Bombus HortorusMy hatred of Adobe is longstanding and well documented. However, I kind of need the bastards in my life.

Is anyone on Creative Cloud? They're offering a pretty good subscription deal for existing CS owners right now, and I could do with some of the apps I don't have... ie Lightroom and Dreamweaver and the latest Illustrator - I can't upgrade my copy as it was grey market but I can take out a Cloud subscription.

Should every fibre in my being scream 'IT'S A TRAP'? Or should I take the King's Shilling? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347842#Comment_347842Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:55:05 -0600GreasemonkeyI'm at the stage in my art career where it's necessary to maintain a professional blog. A few people have recommended Wordpress, and I may go that route, but I'd like to have a few more options to choose from. Does anyone know of a decent blog service with easy site-building tools, that won't cost me both legs and a pint of blood? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347843#Comment_347843Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:57:06 -0600oldhatTumblr might be better for you. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347844#Comment_347844Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:06:42 -0600glukkakeI have a bunch of friends who also use squarespace as a wordpress alt - it also is required to host your site, so it's kind of all in one with a drag and drop interface to change the layout. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347848#Comment_347848Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:43:07 -0600Ryan S Thomason
I'd have to say Tumblr is the easiest way to go. I tried to customise a WP blog once and it made me cry blood ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347854#Comment_347854Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:29:59 -0600dorkmuffin
@Greasemonkey, I've seen a large number of artists use Tumblr with great success, plus it means people can reblog your images more easily. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=347855#Comment_347855Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:37:24 -0600GreasemonkeyThank you all, I shall investigate both Tumblr and Squarespace. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348036#Comment_348036Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:05:48 -0600Purple WyrmCalling all physicists/opticians/fortune-tellers of Whitechapel!

For reasons too tedious to explain I'm trying to figure out the focal point of a solid diamond sphere (refractive index of 2.419). I've found two conflicting formulas online - both of which place the focal point inside the sphere.

Is this plausible? Or am I screwing up the maths? (not unlikely really...) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348043#Comment_348043Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:03:07 -0600ScrymgeourAs the surface of the sphere is convex the focal point will be inside the sphere, the same way that your eye focuses the light entering it to your retina.

Sp i guess your sums are correct

are you using this formula to work out the angles (the numbers are supposed to be subscripts)

n1sin?1= n2sin?2, where ?1 and ?2 are the angles of incidence of a ray crossing the interface between two media with refractive indices n1 and n2 ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348054#Comment_348054Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:00:05 -0600curbSome of the accounts I follow on Twitter are in the habit of starting tweets with a '.' immediately before @ mentioning someone and responding to their question. So I see an answer to a question but, as I'm not following the person they're tweeting, not the question itself. They're corporate accounts, so am I right in thinking it's some kinda marketing voodoo to make me want to find out more? Or is this some kinda bug? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348056#Comment_348056Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:07:48 -0600ArgosProbably a marketing voodoo. I use periods before @ when I start a tweet mentioning someone, but isn't directed at them. For example ".@soandso thinks suchandsuch but I disagree. Twitter are they right?!" It's definitely an intentional thing people do so the tweet goes out to all their followers and not just the person being @'d. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348063#Comment_348063Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:11:49 -0600Jason A. Quest"As the surface of the sphere is convex the focal point will be inside the sphere, the same way that your eye focuses the light entering it to your retina."

The eye focuses on the retina because of the double-convex shape of the lens, not because of the spherical shape of the eye.

(I don't know enough about the math of optics to answer the original question. It seems possible though.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348103#Comment_348103Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:54:49 -0600Argoswell, there is the lists function, but I find it to be somewhat useless since I always forget it exists and never check my lists, heh. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348106#Comment_348106Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:32:42 -0600DavidLejeunePlausible, yes. There's a reason lenses and mirrors are parabolic and not spherical (which is that spheres have weird focal points that are a pain in everybody's ass).

[edit]Here's a page with some equations for spherical lenses. Running the math, it looks like the refraction index of the diamond will always result in an effective focal length that is less than the radius of the sphere, so: inside the sphere. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348110#Comment_348110Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:47:21 -0600Scrymgeour
Duh! not thinking straight evidently ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348133#Comment_348133Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:02:45 -0600Ryan S ThomasonI'm looking to try an art project that involves using photos of fossils to make linocuts, but I don't live in easy distance of any museum that has a decent number of them on display for me to make my own shots. Now, there's a big hairy pile of photos online which would be ideal, but I'm fairly sure that wouldn't be Fair Use, and CC asks that I credit the original artist if I modify, which would look a bit clunky written on a print. I'm projecting the images, so I can't really say they're just reference either. Other than getting in touch with the owners and offering them a print-sized bribe to salve my credit-removing conscience, is there a work-around I'm not seeing or public-domain source I can't find? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348134#Comment_348134Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:12:23 -0600Purple Wyrm@DavidLeJeune - Running the math, it looks like the refraction index of the diamond will always result in an effective focal length that is less than the radius of the sphere

Damnit! That's exactly the result I was getting. Looks like I'm going to have to completely redesign my death ray... ;)

Thanks everyone! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348139#Comment_348139Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:22:19 -0600Purple WyrmWikimedia Commons is a big repository of public domain images. It can be a bit tricky to navigate, but you should be able to find some suitable ones. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348141#Comment_348141Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:24:43 -0600Jason A. QuestWikimedia Commons is not public domain (at least not most of it). The typical license (CC-BY-SA) is pretty permissive, however, so it should be close enough. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348143#Comment_348143Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:05:06 -0600Purple WyrmOh derp, my mistake. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348149#Comment_348149Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:43:02 -0600DavidLejeuneYou may have already checked this, but Wikipedia has a pretty comprehensive list of online public domain photo archives. You might be able to find what you're looking for in one of them. Pixabay seems pretty good. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348189#Comment_348189Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:21:22 -0600Ryan S ThomasonThanks everybody - for some reason there seems to be precisely nothing like a good fossil photo in all those archives. On with the begging letters... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348195#Comment_348195Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:26:00 -0600Purple WyrmJust a thought - if you provide some info on exactly the sort of photos you're looking for some Whitechapellers with more museum access than yourself might be willing to go and take some snaps for you. I know I'd be happy to help out.

(Gives me an excuse to pay a visit the city's museum, which I haven't done for far too long) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348201#Comment_348201Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:29:48 -0600Scrymgeour
Do the museums have photo archives?If so will they be happy for you to use them?It may be worthwhile getting in touch with their outreach team. If you credit the museum they'll probably be only too happy for you to use them as it spreads the word about them. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348237#Comment_348237Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:39:53 -0600Ryan S Thomason
@Wyrm

@Scrymgeour, that's a good plan too, the idea of making this a WC collaboration sounds like a bit more fun though :D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348608#Comment_348608Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:42:04 -0600Kay OrchisonHi all and thanks for the YouTube/Firefox recommendations - in the end it was a Greasemonkey (the FF extension, rather than our esteemed colleague) script that got me running again.

Now I have a harder problem.

I'm trying to get a Colorspan Giclée Printmaker FA drum printer c.1998 up and running, because it can do things that newer printers can't. The RIP keeps telling me it can't print due to "Ink Mismatch" but I'm certain the inks and profilers I have are a) genuine and b) as functional as can be expected under the circumstances. The manual I have is the operating manual for the printer, and the troubleshooting guide seems not to be online anymore.

Does anyone here have either some experience with these old monsters or a copy of the troubleshooting guide? It's a long shot, but those seem frequently to defy the laws of physics around here. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348868#Comment_348868Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:51:29 -0600dorkmuffinHelloooooo folks,

I'm shooting snowy awesome in RAW but I want to get more definition out of the snow (it tends to get VERY bright and wash out any of the cool shadows and shit in the snow). I have no idea how to do this efficiently and without generally making the snow darker. Halp? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348875#Comment_348875Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:42:32 -0600FlxzrThe way I've done it, although I can't remember if my shots turned out terribly well, is to put the camera in spot or centre weighted metering, set the exposure compensation to +2 and then meter off the brightest part of the snow. So, if you're using centre weighted you point the middle 1/4 or so of the viewfinder at the bright bit and then either hit the exposure lock button or switch to manual exposure and set it to the values given by the meter.

This technique works for just about anything. White is about +2, the palm of your hand is about +1, middle grey (whatever that is) is 0 and black is about -2. I've used it to photograph photos of stage productions using spot metering, although with my Nikon dslr camera white tended to be nearer +2.6.

Of course, after posting I just realised you're talking about processing, not shooting. I should have spotted that from the hashtag really...

Probably you want to set the white and black points then use curves to adjust the contrast without moving the white-point again, which is what the contrast controls will do. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348879#Comment_348879Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:13:08 -0600Kay OrchisonFailing that, have a look at the Shadow/Highlight tool. It can totally mess things up, but I have used it to get detail out of apparently blown-out image areas sometimes. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348894#Comment_348894Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:04:40 -0600SlickIf you're doing landscapes try using HDR (High Dynamic Range) techniques. It involves bracketing by 2 or more stops then combining the exposures to get more detail in the highlights and shadows. There are a lot of free programs that can do it for you automatically but if you've got photoshop from about CS5 that has it built in. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=348911#Comment_348911Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:20:55 -0600dorkmuffinAhhhh, thanks all! I have been shooting with just the auto-no-flash setting on my crappy DSLR (if I use manual with my current lens it often refuses to focus? I don't know. I hate the lens that came with my camera but it's the only wide angle lens I have so far). Masking things out seems to be working the best. I did a quick and dirty job with the shadow/highlighting tool and have been playing around with some of the curves. I tried the HDR but it made things look a weeeeeeeee bit too plastic, but I might come back to it later if I feel like it.

Way better for snow definition. Now I need to just be less fast and loose with my layer selections. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349105#Comment_349105Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:14:44 -0600GreasemonkeyI'm trying to find the collected volume of Sid The Sexist comics from Viz magazine. It might be called The Big Pink Stiff One; I don't exactly recall. If you know where I can lay hands on a copy, or if you have one that you'd like to sell, give me a shout. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349170#Comment_349170Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:53:27 -0600Greasemonkey@Oddcult: I already own The Joy Of Sexism. It's a volume of assorted sexist humour, not the Sid cartoon collection. Thanks, though. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349814#Comment_349814Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:37:31 -0500Kay OrchisonRecommend stuff for me to read. Please. I'm dying here, just one fix, help me out, I'm jonesing. I don't drink anymore. I don't even drink coffee. Reading is my last vice. Fiction only, I have plenty of relevant NF for the hours of sanity in the day. Stuff that's available for Kindle preferred. Based on the following list, can anyone suggest what I read next?

OK so in the last few months I have read:

A Serpent Uncoiled and Contract by some guy called SpurrierGun Machine by that Ellis blokeThe Long Earth by Stephen Baxter and Terry PratchettThe Hank Thompson Trilogy and The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie HustonAll of the Laundry Files books by Charles StrossAll the Felix Castor books by Mike CareyAll the Sandman Slim books by Richard Kadrey

cmon, guys, look after me here, I'm beggin ya ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349815#Comment_349815Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:01:12 -0500curbHave you read Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt novels? Gritty noirish tales of a vampire P.I, and a lot better than that description makes them sound. The first one is called Already Dead, and I highly recommend it. It's the first in a series of five, too, so if you like it then you'll have plenty more to chew on. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349816#Comment_349816Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:20:33 -0500Kay OrchisonYep, I have! They're great. Pretty much everything from Huston is. Sleepless is gold. Keep going in that direction. Moar! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349818#Comment_349818Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:56:21 -0500Purple WyrmI don't know if either would be to your taste, but whenever people ask me for book recommendations my go to titles are Resurrection Day by Brendan DuBois and The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove. The first is a mystery/thriller set in a third (or at least second) world United States ten years after the Cuban Missile Crisis turned into an all out nuclear war. The second explores what happens when time-traveling white supremacists change the course of the American Civil War by supplying the Confederacy with AK-47s.

Both are a lot better than my descriptions suggest :D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349819#Comment_349819Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:34:40 -0500NygaardChina Mieville? Ian M. Banks? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349820#Comment_349820Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:26:10 -0500Kay Orchison@Purple Wyrm - neither of them! Awesome! Thanks! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349824#Comment_349824Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:17:51 -0500Scrymgeour
If you like books like theguns of the south you may also like bring the jubilee by Ward Moore, about an alternative North America if the south had won, with some good time travel and sci fi elements.In terms of China Mieville the city and the city is amazing as it vaguely involves archaeologyAnd if you like Sci Fi you must read Hyperion by Dan Simmons if you haven't already

PS like Game of Thrones? Also like the Outer Limits? Then Sandkings by George RR Martin is a short story that was filmed as an Outer Limits episode.

PPS If you like James Elroy you may also like the disco pulp of george pelecanos. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349829#Comment_349829Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:31:52 -0500textureAltered Carbon by Richard K Morgan is brilliant. From 2002 but I read it recently and loved it. Hard-boiled, noirish cyberpunk ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349937#Comment_349937Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:32:26 -0500WoodSo now that we know that Google Reader will be shutting down in july, what are some good alternatives ? If possible, web-based ? I need a thing I can use from different computers, and my phone, and my tablet, and who doesn't tell me a thing has not been read when in fact I have read it from a different device.

What do you guys use ? What will you switch to ? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349938#Comment_349938Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:02:00 -0500badbear
This is terrible news, I'd just got googlereader how I want it. I'm told Feedly is pretty good but I've only just started using it. Seems pretty slick so far. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=349942#Comment_349942Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:24:46 -0500dorkmuffinI just tried Feedly and am obviously still getting my bearings. I think it's pretty, but I don't think it's as functional or easy to use. Does anyone know how to streamline it? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350052#Comment_350052Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:28:35 -0500GreasemonkeyMy new computer runs Windows 7, and doesn't have an email programme. Can someone recommend a decent free client that's not full of fucking spyware and useless toolbars? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350057#Comment_350057Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:27:31 -0500WoodI've been using Thunderbird at work and it's got everything I could possibly need. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350067#Comment_350067Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:18:00 -0500Jason A. Quest
T-bird. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350177#Comment_350177Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:06:02 -0500rough nightI'm working hard on learning to draw comics, much helped by excellent reading material recommended by some of y'all. I was wondering if y'all could do the same for my friend who will be writing the scripts? Any directions toward teaching resources for a script writer starting out would be greatly appreciated.

She's used to writing poetry and prose, and I'm used to abstract painting and sculpting. It's kind of daunting, but awesome at the same time.

@Kay Orchison - Have you read Connie Willis? Her time travel novels and short stories, starting with Doomsday Book (I think it's the first) are really good. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350183#Comment_350183Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:52:42 -0500Jason A. QuestUnderstanding Comics would be a good place to start for someone who doesn't already think in terms of panels and pacing and key action. You need to know how comics work to write them. Learning how to write a proper script comes after that. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350185#Comment_350185Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:32:06 -0500rough nightASK WHITECHAPEL -- the You Can Haz Help Now threadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350186#Comment_350186
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350186#Comment_350186Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:13:15 -0500Warped SavantLook up other scripts online to see how professional writers do them. There's a lot of different ways of writing a script, it's mostly going to come down to whatever works between you and her. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350222#Comment_350222Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:24:41 -0500SteerpikeFeedly has some tips on their blog for getting Feedly to look more like Google Reader:

And a userstyles thingummy: http://userstyles.org/styles/84449/feedly-to-google-reader ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350226#Comment_350226Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:02:42 -0500Purple WyrmSome friends and I are toying with the idea of recording some truly, truly horrible chap-hop, with the possibility of posting it up on YouTube for the world to laugh at. In order to do so we'll actually need something to rap* over, and as we collectively have all the musical skill of a pack of below-average stoats we need to find a source for it.

Can anyone point us in the direction of some free/extremely cheap beats** or towards some free/extremely cheap software that would allow easy creation of such.

* by which I actually mean shout tunelessly about steam engines in a vaguely rhythmical way.** As I believe the young people call them... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350229#Comment_350229Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:22:05 -0500Kay OrchisonGive me a time signature and pace, and I'll make you some if you like. Assuming you want loops. If not, give me a track length as well. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350238#Comment_350238Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:47:42 -0500rough night@Warped Savant - I'm looking at a book called Panel One, which is a bunch of scripts, with comments. It seems promising, and we'll look up scripts online, too. Thanks! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350259#Comment_350259Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:11:48 -0500Purple Wyrm@Kay Orchison - That's a fantastic offer! Thank you! :)

Some loops in 4/4 time at about 100bpm would be brilliant. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350270#Comment_350270Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:41:04 -0500Kay OrchisonASK WHITECHAPEL -- the You Can Haz Help Now threadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350272#Comment_350272
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350272#Comment_350272Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:19:08 -0500Purple Wyrm@Kay Orchison - Greatly, greatly appreciated. When the Stovepipe Jimmies are top of the charts we shall credit it all to you.

(Not that you should hold your breath or anything :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350338#Comment_350338Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:24:02 -0500Kay OrchisonMs. Wyrm: AIFF files OK? Where should I put them? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350345#Comment_350345Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:37:06 -0500Purple WyrmAIFF is great. Maybe send them through mailbigfile.com to dpwyrm at wyrmworld dot com. Again, I can't thank you enough for the assistance.

Also. Ms? Not the last time I checked ;D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350348#Comment_350348Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:04:01 -0500Kay OrchisonEr, I have a party to attend this fine afternoon and am still at studio while sound files are at home, will send you stuffs in the AM tomorrow. No guarantees as to quality or suitability for purpose, but I can guarantee its legal usability, having made it with mine own front paws. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350372#Comment_350372Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:20:29 -0500trini_naenaeDo any of you have favorite makeup beauty blogs? Particularly for someone like me who doesn't want to spend all that much time putting it on, and have limited funds. I also like being able to watch trends on the street and the runway. And help picking out foundation etc, especially considering I'm limited to whatever is at Walmart or Walgreens. I was considering starting a skincare/makeup thread (particularly after noticing the reactions to the pornstar makeup post), but I don't think it would make for that big of a discussion (or would it?). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350380#Comment_350380Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:55:22 -0500ArgosOf the ones I read, the one who posts the most about drugstore makeup is Musings of a Muse, which has well well written reviews, but aside from the terrible blog name, doesn't have the best product photos. There's always a shadow going across the bottom of her face, so it's hard to see how they actually go on the face.

The rest of the ones I read are good for makeup ideas and tips in general, as well as swatches of products, but they tend to be geared towards more expensive makeup like MAC and stuff from Sephora.

TemptaliaKiller ColoursxSparkage ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350381#Comment_350381Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:47:14 -0500FishelleNot a blog, but if you're looking for good inexpensive foundation, I really like the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse. It feels like powder when it's on, covers well, and it's the only thing that doesn't make me break out that I've ever tried. You and I are both pretty fair skinned, and it's actually light enough for me, so it might work for you too. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350384#Comment_350384Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:10:12 -0500sseloske@ Fishelle, Trini: I'm another pale girl and I use that foundation too. It doesn't really need a powder to set, but I find this stuff goes over top very nicely and is sold pretty much everywhere. It washes off easier than most. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350398#Comment_350398Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:48:57 -0500trini_naenae@Argos: Thanks! I checked them out and am going to give them another look when I have more time. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350401#Comment_350401Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:20:42 -0500ArgosI like using brushes to apply foundation. They can be expensive, but I've found that it's a great investment. That said, if you find that you can blend it well enough with your fingers so it doesn't look streaky, there's no need to splurge on them. I use this brush to apply and buff in my foundation.

I will also vouch for Maybelline as a good drugstore brand. I've never used their mouse, but I've used their FitMe! concealer and the BB cream (which is really just a tinted SPF moisturizer), as well as various eyeliners and mascaras and they're all really good.

Also, if you tend to get oily, as I do, you'll want either a translucent setting powder or a pressed or loose powder in the same color as your foundation to apply on top. You just need a little bit, so it doesn't look cakey, but it'll help set everything so it lasts longer and will also absorb some oil (if you have dry skin, skip this step since it can make dry patches more visible). If you ever do SFX makeup for Halloween or a cosplay or zombiewalk or anything - always always always translucent setting powder on top. It just locks everything in. For this, you'll want either a big fluffy brush or a powder puff to apply. For general use, I prefer the brushes so it doesn't go on heavy, but if you do makeup with delicate detail, say sugar skill makeup, then you'll want a puff so that the brush strokes don't rub your makeup. It's happened to me before T__T

Also, if you're going the drugstore makeup route, look in various stores to check out their selection. My local grocery store has some stuff but the selection is otherwise teeny tiny, while a different drugstore down the street has a rather large makeup selection.

Lastly, I had forgotten about this one earlier, but this blog is good for general makeup application tips. More technique, less product reviews and current trends. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350422#Comment_350422Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:52:14 -0500trini_naenae
Do any of you use primer? Is it really that important? (Should I just start a makeup/skincare thread?) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350424#Comment_350424Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:05:42 -0500ArgosI do. It's not really important, but I find it helps makeup go on a bit smoother, and also keeps it together a bit longer. Like I mentioned, I have very oily skin, so anything I can do to make it last longer and look smoother and more natural helps. Also, I tend to only use it when I'm getting properly "made up." If I'm just using a tinted moisturizer for day-to-day stuff, I skip it. However, I find eyeshadow to be imperative. Again, oily eyelids, and even if you don't have oily lids it just helps colors pop a little more. Eye primer is the difference between my eye shadow creasing and rubbing off naturally from blinking within a few hours, and being able to fall asleep in it and still have it look good the next morning.

As for makeup thread, I'm fine with or without. At first I was thinking no, but then it occurred to me that the artists could possibly use it as inspiration for their characters. Anyone else interested? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350489#Comment_350489Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:49:41 -0500allanaI'd actually like to talk skincare, especially in regards to makeup (e.g. recovering from), so maybe it's worth starting. I don't really know what my questions are, at this point, so maybe someone can outline for me their perfect-world skin regimen? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350496#Comment_350496Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:55:21 -0500Argoshere's my routine.

MORNINGWash face with warm water and gentle cleanser, pat dryUse a gentle, well hydrating moisturizerApply topical antibiotic & spot treat zits with benzoyl peroxideEither: tinted moisturizer with SPF or regular moisturizer with SPFPat ~3 drops argan oil over faceNOTE: I use a retinoid at night which can dry out this skin, which is why I apply moisturizer twice. You might be able to skip this and just go with whichever facial sunscreen you want.

Makeup: for regular days (ie not getting "madeup), possibly some light eye makeup and blush to accentuate features or look more awake, concealer if some spots are super red.

I can do a "getting made up" makeup post if people are really interested, or even a video, but since I'm focusing on skincare I'll skip that for now. I will add right now, though, that I wash my foundation and concealer brushes after every use, so they don't collect bacteria. Powder brushes I wash once a week to get pigment and dust off.

Throughout DayBlot with oil blotting sheets as necessary, since I am an oily mess

General Notes- I've learned that simplifying my routine works best. I used to use toners for my oily skin, but I've learned that I do well without them, and that sometimes I do even better since they can overdry the skin (many have alcohol as a main ingredient). Also, now that I'm using a topical anitbiotic and a retinoid for my acne, I don't need products with salicylic acid in them. Again, in my case simple and gentle is currently the best route. Also I no longer do physical exfoliation since the retinoid takes care of that for me.

- Argan oil is aaaamazing. It has omega 3s and other fatty acids that are good for the skin, so it helps nourish it. Also, if you apply it over a moisturizer after you've let it sink in, it locks in that moisture. It's great for any skin type, whether dry or oily.

- Makeup doesn't make me break out any more than normal as long as I wash it off at night, though this is partly because modern foundations aren't terribly heavy anymore. You can get really good coverage these days with makeup that feels like nothing on your skin. Also, most days you can get away with using a tinted moisturizer for color correction, and only use foundations for special occasions, and the less crap on your skin, the less to wash off.

- If you have lots of clogged pores like blackheads & stuff, gently exfoliate 1-2x/wk (unless you're using a chemical exfoliator like I am), but no more or you'll overwork your skin and make it sensitive.

- Weekly or monthly masks are nice, but not crucial. For a while I religiously did aloe gel masks and my skin was really soft, but then my aloe plant started running out of leaves so I stopped.

- If you are sensitive, go as fragrance free as possible, that shit will irritate the hell out of your skin if you are sensitive, or have eczema or whatever.

- STAY HYDRATED. Seriously.

Really, at the basics, you should do alright if you wash & moisturize your face at least every night, wash pillow cases regularly, and stay hydrated. If you're like me and are acne prone, wash & moisturize every morning and night, and add treatments as needed without over-doing it(in my case, topical antibiotic and retinoid. I've mentioned before that keeping my dairy in take also really helps), and possibly exfoliate 1-2x/wk to get rid of excess dead skin hanging around.

Sorry for the novel. I'm constantly researching this stuff since my skin just breaks out so easily. Currently my breakouts are 1-3 small or average blemishes per week, now that I'm using the antibiotic and retinoid, also I have way less blackheads than I used to, but for a while I'd get a nice cluster of cystic acne on each cheek about twice a month depending on what part of my menstrual cycle I was on. Being on the hormonal IUD made it worse. Hormones suuuuck. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350529#Comment_350529Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:52:37 -0500InternautDigg just announced that they are going to try and fill the Google Reader shaped hole in the internet with a new reader platform.

I use Feedly on my phone, and I imported all my reader sources. My only question is, since it seems to simply take everything from my Google account instead of truly importing the feed sources, will it stop working once Google Reader goes down and I'll have to manually enter in all the sources all over again? I like Feedly quite a bit. the controls are easy, I like the one touch saves, but at least on a mobile platform, the flipping of "pages" seems a little awkward. Plus I'm going to miss the feed ticker on my phone that GR has. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350774#Comment_350774Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:47:22 -0500trini_naenaeA relative of mine has been clearing out her house and offered frames, and when I came by to pick out what I wanted, this was in one of the boxes. After finding out she didn't want it, I got to take it. Woot! Except that I want to know more, particularly about the artist, and my google fu skills are lacking. Or something.

The best I can make out is Lindsay Als...? Anyway, any help, even in point out directions of better ways/places to look would be sweet.

Also, I'm totally copying that pose for a self portrait. If I get around to it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350778#Comment_350778Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:04:05 -0500Warped Savant
Perhaps it's something that a hobby-artsist did once upon a time that a family member liked and it moved around to a few other owners before you got it? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350786#Comment_350786Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:44:46 -0500Jason A. QuestI'm skeptical that the third letter in the last name is an "s", because it's so much more elongated than the one in "Lindsay". But I have no alternative hypothesis. The predictive searches I do with other keywords added (e.g. "illustrator lindsay ..." just bring up people with the last name Lindsay. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350787#Comment_350787Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:55:16 -0500Bombus HortorusI need to justify the obscene amount of money I've spent on camera equipment by selling stuff - probably landscape and floral work. I'd like to start selling prints, but not really sure where to start. Has anyone here had any success with print sales, whether single prints or photobooks? My ambition at this stage is to just generate enough income to make the hobby self-financing.

Initially, I'd be looking to do something where somebody else takes care of fulfilment - although I've got a decent A4 printer, I'd struggle time-wise to take care of posting and printing. The other concern I have is QC and colour accuracy; which feels to me like a bit of a dark art...

Anyhow, would be grateful for anyone's advice/experiences/details of workflow in this area... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350789#Comment_350789Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:08:46 -0500FlxzrI'd guess at either Lindsay Alison or Lindsay Ellison, although I'm not too sure about the ending. I'm pretty sure it starts "elli", though, but "ali" seems plausible too, and there's definitely a round character towards the end, so an a, o or e, probably.

It could even be a piece of commercial art for a magazine or something, but I guess it probably wouldn't have a signature then. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350793#Comment_350793Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:26:38 -0500allanaYou should wait for better answers than mine, but I sell prints on 500px. You get $2 for a digital download and ~$70 for a canvas sale. The downside is you pretty much have to sell canvas prints to cash out ($100 minimum) so all my digital sales are basically sitting in limbo until someone splurges upwards of $150. I don't work to drive much traffic there, and all my sales have resulted because one of my photos went popular and then got reblogged on Pinterest a lot. There's no option for, say, 8x10s or something small and cheap. And my DSLR just barely makes the cut for the canvas dpi/size.

I think Jethro sells on 500px, so maybe he's had a different experience than I. I'm sure everyone else has different methods. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350845#Comment_350845Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:22:29 -0500Steve ToaseI'm currently doing some research into performance art and looking for some recommendations. Marina Abramovi? and Yoko Ono are the first ones I've got, but I'm looking for other suggestions, particularly as it is a very subjective field to look at.

My old professor Micha Cardenas made a huge impact on how I view performance art. Especially good if you're into gender and sexuality. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350861#Comment_350861Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:12:49 -0500Fishelle
This is just so broad I don't even know where to begin. It doesn't help that it overlaps so much with video art, and that's a ton of postmodern art in those two categories.

If you're willing to be scarred for life over this research, the Viennese Actionism movement is kind of important.

Hennesy Youngman is wonderful, of course. Sort of stretching the definition there a little maybe, but man. He's so good.

I can't find a website for the performance artist David Levine, but he's fantastic.

I was in a show with Tobias Burstrap once, and he did a live performance for the opening. Nice guy. A friend of mine who came to the opening said that he was one of his favorite performance artist's he'd ever seen. I don't know about that, but it was a fun performance to watch, for sure.

Narcissister is one that I saw in a show once that will haunt me forever. Mostly the "Russian Doll" video. Very very NSFW. Maybe should actually be on the IDNNTST thread.

Matthew Barney is an obvious one to look at, since he's such a big name and all. Though honestly watching the one Cremaster film I have seen made me feel physically ill after a little while.

I could keep adding to this forever, but I think I'll leave it for now. ]]>
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is here ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350977#Comment_350977Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:35:45 -0500Soviet Rocket No. 9I'm 27, never lived on my own. Been with my grands, now I'm moving to my aunts since it's about ten minutes from my new job which I'm starting on Sunday.

I plan on moving from there in about six months, but don't know how to calculate costs, decide who's a good roommate, what unwritten rules to follow, etc. The company I work for has a resource which I can use to find a roommate, just shaky 'cause its my first time.

Help por favor. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=350979#Comment_350979Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:15:10 -0500Argosoh man, I just got flashbacks to all the times I looked for roommates while I was in college. Some were great, some not so great. Don't be afraid to ask potential roommates to meet at a coffee shop and just talk or something. Someone asked me to do this once, and I was so glad they did, because while I knew they were religious christians, I thought they'd be okay (I previously lived with a religious Jehovas Witness and while she was odd she was okay), but they were the kind of people who thought watching horror movies brought the devil into the house and having LGBT friends over was a deal breaker for them.

Also, just because you're friends with someone doesn't mean you'll get along. I moved in with this one friend, and a while after signing the lease he popped out with "Oh btw I'm applying for the FBI so I need you social security number so they can background check you." Fuck. That. Shit.

Things to know, though: Are they the kind of person who is okay with alone time or do they want the household to be one big happy family and you have to dedicate time to them? Does this line up with your needs/wants?

Do you want a roommate who can also be a friend or are you okay just co-habitating peacefully with someone else? Again, do your and their answers line up?

How messy/clean are they and can you deal with whatever the answer is? (ie, i don't mind some untidiness but I had one roommate who would leave vegetable peelings and stuff on the kitchen counter, which would then stink, which I could smell cos my room was next to the kitchen).

Are they the kind of person who is always bringing people over and are you okay with that? Do you like to have friends over a lot and are they okay with that?

Basically, as far as "what makes a good roommate" goes, find someone who isn't going to get on your nerves and whose nerves you're not going to get on. The above list can help you get started on that.

As for calculating costs, you'll need to know what the monthly rent is, what the monthly utilities are (some people include things like water into the rent, some don't), and what the deposit is. How that gets split up depends on if you're sharing an equal size room or if someone's getting a master bedroom or something (though that's just rent, I've always split utilities equally). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351151#Comment_351151Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:31:05 -0500Peter KellySo in May I'm going to launch an indiegogo campaign for a web series (a Sci-fi Comedy) I am making this summer. I've got a modest goal, $1000 (or so) specifically to cover the cost of building the set. Anyone ever run a crowd sourcing campaign before? I'm looking for any advice.

I have done some research, and as a result...I'll have a short, solid pitch video (4 min, half of which will be an animatic of the first episode with the cast reading their lines), I'm trying to come up with several different perks in the $10-25 range (I've got at least one for different levels between $10-1000, but I figure a variety at the lower level is probably more effective) I've already lined up about about $100 in donations that friends are going to make on the first day, so I get some momentum going on it.

Am I missing anything? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351160#Comment_351160Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:36:07 -0500allanaemail BoingBoing. post on reddit. put it on tumblr and beg for reblogs. make your video super extra awesome funny. watch the money roll in. whatever you do, do not wait around for people to casually browse indiegogo. that is the fund-killer. if you're going to have props or costumes for the film, you could offer them as rewards after completion. a lot of films do signed scripts. if any of your early-donater friends are artists or designers you should instead have them whip you up a cool logo. hell, ask Paul or moJo or any of the fine artists here to donate some work. I'd pay twenty bucks for a 5x7 Sizer print in the mail, ten bucks for a nice postcard with a funny quote on the back. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351313#Comment_351313Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:27:51 -0500Peter KellyThanks for the ideas AllanaI am just in the midst of compiling the websites I need to hit up, so your first line made for a nice copy and paste to start with. Props+Costumes...this is an ongoing series (I hope) so can't give that sort of stuff away, but your point is well taken. The art from the Animatic should be a good incentive that didn't occur to me for some reason.Logo is in the works, but good to read that it is of actual interest. As for asking for art donations....I'll start in on that with designers/artists I know in person (Love me Sizer, but my interaction with him has been almost nothing, so I'd feel odd asking him for something for nothing...doubly so for moJo, as I don't think I've had any contact there)That said it occurs to me now that I've had some conversations with you in real life.....interested in donating a photo or two that I can use? (I can send you more info on the series itself, so you know what it is that you'd be supporting, before you agree)Regardless though, I do appreciate the suggestions. Hope all is well in your world ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351473#Comment_351473Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:14:31 -0500allana
You should ask Robin too, she's got much better connections with makeup artists and crafty people.

You should also wait for other people to answer this. I only have second-hand experience with crowd-funding, and it's usually for arduino projects. I just know branding and viral-ness is usually the ticket. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351519#Comment_351519Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:05:40 -0500glukkakeAs far as advice, I've posted a bunch in the previous kickstarter/crowd-funding threads about my work with running Molly's campaigns if you want to dig it up. Lots of other people have chipped in their $.02 too. One of these days, I'm going to write a blog entry about everything that I can just link people to. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351546#Comment_351546Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:54:18 -0500OsmosisCan anyone suggest a decent PC utility to clone an entire HDD to another? Any rookie mistakes / common errors for the process would be extremely helpful too. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351558#Comment_351558Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:54:56 -0500Jason A. QuestThe best tool for cloning Windows hard drives (used it all the time in a tech support job years ago) is Norton Ghost, which is – unfortunately – commercial and overpriced at $70 MSRP, and – doubly unfortunately – about to be discontinued. It's point-and-click easy, and will automatically resize partitions to fill the new larger drive, which is what people usually want to do this for. I don't condone pirating commercial software, but if you've got a one-time need for a program that they won't even sell you anymore...

By the way, for cloning Mac-format hard drives, Carbon Copy Cloner is my favorite. It's going commercial (but more reasonably priced than Ghost) for the current and future versions, but the prior version is still freeware and is more than adequate for straightforward disk-to-bigger-disk cloning.

Most of the open-source tools I'm aware of (such as DD and tools built on top of it) are Linux-based and have some difficulty dealing with Microsoft's proprietary NTFS file system, and require a bit of technical expertise to use, especially if the drives are not the same size. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351559#Comment_351559Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:34:05 -0500DavidLejeuneWindows has a utility called 'robocopy' that will copy absolutely everything, including hidden files, from one disc to another. You'll have to partition and format the destination disc first, then boot from your Windows install disc and get into the command prompt from there, and then it's just robocopy [sourcedisc] [destinationdisc], iirc. I used it to migrate one of my windows installs to another hard drive and everything seemed to work fine afterwards. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351647#Comment_351647Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:14:15 -0500rough nightI'm thinking of going back to college to get an Illustration degree. I don't currently have a degree of any sort, but have been working on my art and am not bad (but not good enough yet, I don't think), and was wondering if any of the art professionals here could share their experience. I'm having a debate with another artist, you see - does the college degree/experience help at all, or do employers only look at your portfolio? My argument is that there's a lot more to college than just the degree: networking, job placement, time management training (in which I am sorely lacking), etc. along with all the skills gained from the classes. My friend says that all those things can be done without the expense and time that would be consumed by college, and I should just take some online classes and work on my portfolio.

I'm probably coming off as biased, because I'm biased, but I really want your honest opinion. I know a lot of folks here make their living, or at least part of it, from art, so y'all have a lot more useful knowledge than either of us starving artists. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351652#Comment_351652Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:41:44 -0500glukkakeI hear this debate a lot.Yes, art directors only care about if you have a tight portfolio, not where you went to school. There is a tiny degree of the alumni club of "oh! we went to the same college!" but considering that more and more people entering the field never went to school, that's starting to become less and less. If you're the sort who already has an art background, who is already disciplined enough to build your own curriculum through online classes, running to every lecture you can to meet other artists, split your time between drawing every day and still getting yourself out to openings to do networking and make connections AND live in a city where you can do all this, then art college might be a waste of your money. Finding a good atelier and strong mentors will do more for you than spending 4 months playing with color-aid at Pratt. I have so many friends (and especially the boss lady) who are hugely successful without 'proper' schooling and fought tooth and nail to be there and are debt-free while I still have loans to pay off.

Going to college, for me, was going to live in NYC, where I've made a hugely supportive network of artists that get me work and push me to do better. It was having teachers who were also art directors at major publications, who gave students their first covers by junior year. It was participating in group shows that had major gallery owners checking out your work. A lot of my classmates are currently working at major studios thanks to internships or freelancing editorials or running their own highly successful webcomics or any number of wonderful and amazing things. I didn't take art classes in high school, but still managed to get into one of the top colleges. While there, I learned a number of skills that I've used to get a number of working gigs and jobs and is finally forming something cohesive in my work.

The art I produce now is entirely different from the art I was doing in 2002 and I needed to make a huge mess and run through a ton of mediums and styles before I found my vision. Contrast that with artists I've seen who started on their own, who simply gathered up the techniques to improve the how and what they were already producing so it is tight and beautiful. I have a lot of negative things to say about college and a lot of really good things. Ultimately, it's really going to be based on your personality and education style and if you have a clear vision of how/what you want your art to be. I feel like colleges are the best place to grow and you will do this by being fed a million different ideas, but if you know what you're doing and just need to improve, strike your own path so you can focus on what you need.

Also, whatever you do, make sure you take a business class. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351672#Comment_351672Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:03:04 -0500rough nightThanks glukkake. That gives me a lot to think about.

I do have an art background, and know pretty well what I want now. I've been working on abstract sculpture and painting, though, and only recently realized that what I really want is to tell stories with my art. So, while I've spent a good amount of time honing this one thing I can do, I'm still a novice at the new direction I'm going, and don't really have a solid style in the way I did with the abstract work. I'm also not so much a go-getter... more of a go-hider-under-the-bed, really.

The thing is, I've become something of a hermit in the last few years. I don't have many friends, much less a strong artistic community, despite living within walking distance of one of the best art schools in the South. I guess the desire for college is, along with a search for more marketable skills, also a desire to make a big change in my life, one that forces me to interact with other people in meatspace. I just don't know if that's reasonable. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351680#Comment_351680Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:33:45 -0500Jason A. QuestGlukkake speaks wisdom.

Whether art school was "worth it" for me depends on how you define that. Did I recoup my investment of money? No. Did I learn a lot of things that I never would have learned on my own? Oh so very definitely. (Also not much of a "go-getter" here.) Did I develop a portfolio that would get me work as a creative professional? Apparently not. Would I do it over again? Yeah, I think I would, because life is a journey not just a destination, and in many ways I was happier on that journey than I was after it was over.

Kind of like you, I "went back" to art school. It was in the middle of a personal life crisis, and I needed to change directions, and even though I ended up "parting ways" with the school, the change of direction I got out of it was for the better. I probably would've gotten more out of it, had a better experience, if I'd been a full-time "college age" student, but being an older part-timer I didn't get the kind of social and professional networking that other students usually got. But it was still better than the alternative would have been.

If I sound a bit conflicted and ambivalent ... I am. Art school was different from what I hoped and expected it to be, in good ways and bad. Whether it's worth trying depends a little on what that would "cost" you. There's the money of course (I assume you're looking into financial aid), but also the time ... can you do it while still working, etc. If you can try it without too much risk ... go for it. If it means giving up financial security ... maybe not. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=351707#Comment_351707Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:07:17 -0500rough nightThanks Jason. I'm pondering it. I talked to admissions at my old art school, and they still have all my info from 12 years ago. I would just have to submit a portfolio to see if I could get a scholarship. That will let me know just how realistic, financially, it would be for me to go back, and I can compare my options from there.

My job is selling my work in local art fairs. I figure that will still be possible, probably even encouraged, if I do go to school, and I could probably get a work-study position that would give me a steadier income and references for future jobs. That etsy shop I'm working on would also be viable as school-time income.

I'm a little worried about the social problem of potentially being the oldest student in a room full of teenagers, but fuck it, I can't get younger. That's just not a problem I can fix, so might as well try not to fret about it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352005#Comment_352005Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:43:58 -0500BeamishSome of my friends have suggested playing a pencil and paper RPG via a Google Hangout since we are all in different states now. I am wondering, since, typically, when playing a table top game you are sharing the same book around a table what would the ethical, etiquette, choice be around emailing the PDF of the source materials to the various players? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352012#Comment_352012Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:33:58 -0500MoracFrom a legal standpoint, there are very few games that have freely distributable rules material (though there a few notable exceptions, like D&D 3.5). If you do decide to go with a ruleset that doesn't have a legally distributable option, the ethics and etiquette really boil down to whatever your opinion is on piracy, and I doubt anyone has a good catch all answer to that (I certainly don't). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352019#Comment_352019Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:49:05 -0500NygaardVarious jurisdictions have different rules on this, some of which are more or less reasonable, many of which are plain stupid.

That said, one of the reasons people buy game pdfs at all is to be able to print and share material with the players. Digital sharing makes a complete, perfect copy rather than an incomplete, imperfect one, but whether that makes a difference is a matter of debate. Or the courts, I guess. But if you buy a .pdf, it's fairly obvious that you'll be sharing it privately with your players. What you do privately with something you paid for is not the business of the creator or the seller. (Sharing it publicly is, of course, a different matter.) In addition, if you can't share the material with the players, a major reason for buying the product in the form you did evaporates. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352222#Comment_352222Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:04:24 -0500FlabyoSo I've taken to recreational walking in recent months, and I'm finding that as I get a bit more adventurous in where I'm going that I could do with a good stick to help deal with the slopes and suchlike better, cause I often feel like I'm on the edge of losing my balance, particularly when walking downhill on muddy paths (the paths in the UK are always muddy regardless of whether it's even been raining recently it seems).

I've looked at a few poles in the local outdoor pursuits shops, but they all seem a bit 'shiny titanium nerdyness' to me (Seriously, look at some of these things) I've also thought about maybe trying to make my own stick out of some found wood (assuming I can find a suitable piece on my travels, I'm not about to start hacking down people's trees), but online advice I've read about that is massively conflicting about the best way to go about it.

Anyone got any thoughts or advice on this sort of thing? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352267#Comment_352267Wed, 01 May 2013 05:34:29 -0500curbAlan Partridge knows what to do!

Seriously though, have you checked out any antique shops or flea markets? If you can find some near a rural area, it's not uncommon for them to have a hatstand full of old, tried-and-tested wooden sticks, of varying levels of fanciness. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352272#Comment_352272Wed, 01 May 2013 12:20:09 -0500trini_naenaeI keep getting this text:'application/vnd.wap.mms-messagefrom the number: 1111301000

What does it mean?Note: my cellphone is super old and ghetto, as in motorola brick old. It's incredibly cheap and does what I need it too, so I haven't bothered to get a new one - so all it does really is phone calls, voice mails and texts. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352494#Comment_352494Mon, 06 May 2013 20:50:14 -0500brittanica
I worked w/ a lady today at the local botanical garden, who had the coolest looking work pants. They were branded as Dickies, but I can't dig up anything w/ a search engine on them. They were black w/ lots of utility pockets in khaki. Looked to be men's. Would've tried to get them in a picture, but photography wasn't allowed at all (new art installation in progress), and I would've asked her, but I'd have felt weird. She was from England, so that might make a difference? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352497#Comment_352497Mon, 06 May 2013 21:31:24 -0500Bombus Hortorus website ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352613#Comment_352613Thu, 09 May 2013 18:37:02 -0500dispophotohttp://www.dickies.ca/

should be able to order them from across the border without hassle. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352614#Comment_352614Thu, 09 May 2013 19:31:19 -0500trini_naenaeIf you're in the US, you can probably get them at Walmart in the mens section. Or any store that sells work clothes really. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352617#Comment_352617Thu, 09 May 2013 21:35:18 -0500brittanica
these, for example. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352663#Comment_352663Sat, 11 May 2013 03:42:37 -0500Eon
Hazel is the stuff.It grows straight and in runners straight out of the ground in hedgerows, so there is no problem cutting the odd piece as this needs doing anyway.

A five/six foot piece an inch thick at base is sufficiently strong to support a walker, it seasons well but is okey to use green and can be cut with a pen knife saw blade easily. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352689#Comment_352689Sun, 12 May 2013 09:24:21 -0500FinagleI need an app to send the contents of my Windows clipboard to an iPad, preferably with a Chrome plugin on the PC side. Dropbox and Read it Later and the like seem overkill, any suggestions? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352926#Comment_352926Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:22 -0500Argosokay, so I've been interested in learning watercoloring for a very long time. It's my favorite painting medium. Thing is, I'm shit at drawing. I'm not so concerned about learning to use the paints properly so much as just being able to draw what I want to draw. So if I want to get better, aside from just doing it as often as I can, is there anything actually helpful I can do? Are books and classes worth my money (I have the time, just tight on money) or am I better off just putting things down on paper every day? I realize that at the end of the day, classes or no, what matters most is that I do it, just wondering what learning tools I should pursue. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352936#Comment_352936Sun, 19 May 2013 04:02:40 -0500OsmosisASK WHITECHAPEL -- the You Can Haz Help Now threadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352938#Comment_352938
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352938#Comment_352938Sun, 19 May 2013 05:11:48 -0500Jason A. QuestDrawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards is the classic teach-yourself-to-draw text. Between that, and (as you say) Doing The Work, you should see yourself get better. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352956#Comment_352956Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:26 -0500glukkakeI learned best by drawing from life and from references. I mostly used books to learn techniques for handling whatever medium I wanted to learn - pen and ink, oil paints, etc. Really, the best thing you can do is draw draw draw draw draw draw. Focus on one thing and draw it for an hour. Like for hands, draw them holding various items, taking only a minute or few to get the shape. Practice gestural drawings - rendering a figure in just a few lines. *COUGHgotoyourlocaldrsketchysCOUGH* or, y'know, alt life drawing sessions. If you want to draw an animal, google it and then draw it for however long it takes until you feel like you understand it and can draw it out of your head.

Quite honestly, if you're going to pick up a book, get an animator's book. The Animator's Survival Kit is the best one. Buy it used for cheap. It's also now on iPad if you prefer digital books. The Illusion of Life from Disney is the other staple of college classes. Animation books will be the most comprehensive because they give you ways of drawing things with life and movement in them, rather than just redrawing a photo, which can end up looking posed and lifeless (once you get an eye from it, you can basically see where people are nearly tracing googled images as opposed to pushing the figure/animal to what looks dynamic). Also, they have some of the best explanations for perspective when you're ready to move onto doing whole scenes - I never got it down in college until I pillaged my ex's handouts and books in his animation class. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352961#Comment_352961Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:02 -0500ArgosAs far as getting better, does control over getting shapes coming out how you want them too just come with time? I feel like when I try to draw something, as hard as I try, I just can't get them to look how I want, and I'm wondering if that's just a lack of super-fine motor skills since I don't use my hands to draw. Like when a child is learning to write and their letters are just awful, shaky lines at first. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352978#Comment_352978Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:27 -0500glukkakeExcept everything is a different kind of ball you need to learn to throw - from humans to animals to architecture. It sounds overwhelming at first, but that's why art school starts off with figure drawing and still lifes with fruits. Simplified down, the figures help you understand the weight and the movement of the body, the still lifes let you focus a lot on shapes and volumes and rendering things. Once you've got those, the rest starts to get easier since you're building on this foundation you already know. There are quick tricks to drawing one thing or another that you'll learn over time too (the same hand shape used over and over, or how to draw a quick facial profile with a few well placed V's) but a lot of those end up being more stylistic choices rather than structural so don't seek out too many short cuts too soon.

So just draw draw draw draw draw. You'll get better!

I always like looking at long-standing web comics folks because you can just SEE how many of them couldn't draw for shit at the start, but the regimented daily work improved the hell out of their comics over the years. This is also why I study (and lust after) animators more than anyone - as an illustrator, I just have pull off one awesome drawing. A comic artist has to do 9+ for just a single page comic. A traditional animator has to do tens to hundreds for a single "short" piece of art. That kind of practice pays off! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352984#Comment_352984Tue, 21 May 2013 06:33:20 -0500Argos@Dork - Thanks! Def a good point, with all the cosplay that goes on at sketchy's I'll remember to take a moment to do some nude figures, too.

For now, I start with fruits, since I already have those at home. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=352996#Comment_352996Tue, 21 May 2013 11:13:47 -0500glukkakeRobin - Yea, call colleges with an art department. I know that in NYC, there are also tons of atelier's run by professional artists as well that you can pose for - I'd look into them first, obv. But if they seem like the sort that have repeat models, that's a good sign that they're fine to work with. I don't trust people who can't/won't have a model return to work with them again.If you're comfortable with a friend, see about practicing posing with them - holding still for 20-30 minutes at a time and having to meditate/clear your mind during all of it so you don't fidget is tough. Also, certain poses that seem like a good idea for the first few minutes can get agonizing later. Even holding standing poses for 5 minutes can get agonizing, though the fact that you're athletic and run/exercise will definitely help! OH! And lastly, don't let someone make you hold a pose for longer than 30 minutes (20 is best) - Molly had someone have her do that early in her modeling career and her wrist has been crunchy and weird ever since. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353298#Comment_353298Thu, 30 May 2013 20:14:58 -0500dispophotoWe adopted Asticou, a 2-year old declawed Deaf white cat (ya, Deaf guy, Deaf finacée, and Deaf cat too, although we have a skittish & clawy 13-yr old cat with regular hearing.)about 5 or 6 months ago, who absolutely REFUSES to shit inside the litterbox.

we got him from a Deaf friend whose hearing boyfriend couldn't sleep at night because Asticou would meow really loud all night, and he works as a truck driver during the day. not a good combination. both of us are Deaf, so...

at first, Asticou wouldn't piss or shit in the litterbox because he doesn't like the "Yesterday's News" litter, so, we switched it out with the cheap litter from the grocery store, which he likes to pee in. he still won't shit in the box. we've tried reprimanding, putting his shit in the litterbox, cleaning it daily (if it gets too dirty, he won't pee in it until it gets cleaned) placing a second litter box with the other litter, then both have the same litter (Charolette, the second cat, doesn't care what's in it). He still shits next to the box. both are open-top boxes so it's not a claustrophobia thing. the boxes were over time placed in several different places, and are now at he back wall of the studio. the locations didn't affect his shitting habits.

His former owner said that Asticou has always done that, it's not a new thing. one time Pamela walked on him just as he finished shitting on the floor, he freaked and bolted, which would mean he knows he's not suposed to do that, but does it anyway. thank god our floors are painted cement, which at least makes it easier to clean up.

any suggestions? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353299#Comment_353299Thu, 30 May 2013 20:28:34 -0500Warped SavantI don't have any suggestion to help with the problem, but it probably started right after it was declawed. The damage declawing does to the paws make it really uncomfortable for cats to use the litter box so it could be because DeafCat One is afraid of it now. (Yes, your cat is now called "DeafCat One") ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353301#Comment_353301Thu, 30 May 2013 23:58:13 -0500curbIf, as the good Mr Savant suggests, his paws are being caused discomfort by the litter you're using, it might be worth switching to wood pellets, or the really fine crystal stuff. I know that both of those can be pretty pricey, though. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353309#Comment_353309Fri, 31 May 2013 08:53:36 -0500dispophotohm... the other litter we had, "yesterday's news" look similar to wood pellets, instead they're newspaper pellets. I never thought the issue might be his lack of claws (and subsequently changing the nature of his paws) since we have other friends with declawed cats who don't have any kitty abstract art appearing outside their boxes.

i'll check the local animaleries and see if they have any other litters for cats with sensitive paws.

(sound the alarm, we're going to DeafCat One!) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353341#Comment_353341Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:33:15 -0500LittlepurplegothFed up with pitches or whatever going out and getting FA in return.

Getting fed up generally with brickwalls... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353650#Comment_353650Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:04:37 -0500Warped SavantOkay, so, for the last 10 - 12 years this scene from a movie pops into my head every couple of months, I can't figure out what movie it's from and I forget about it again. Today it popped up again, I mentioned it to my wife, she remembers it but can't remember the movie either. Google has been no help, it was asked on Yahoo Questions and the only answer was dirty, dirty lies.Please help.

It's from the 8-'s, there's a (bad?) guy trying to impress the girl. They're in a castle, it's nighttime, I'm pretty sure there's a lake out the window with mountains off in the distance. He reaches up and puts the moon between his thumb and pointer finger and then he's holding it in his hand and rolls it along his fingers like a coin.Here's a link to the Yahoo Answers with it's sticky, filthy lies. Any idea?And no, it's not Labyrinth. Bowie plays with balls, not a coin moon. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353788#Comment_353788Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:21:53 -0500Jason A. Quest
And no, it's not Labyrinth. Bowie plays with balls, not a coin moon. I may have to see this movie. ;) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353807#Comment_353807Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:19:18 -0500glukkakeNot the answer, but pillage this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fantasy_films_of_the_1980s ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353818#Comment_353818Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:12:43 -0500VornaskottiOkay, I'm finally getting on the horse named game development in Unity. I've basically been tinkering with the tutorial level stuff so far and I'm going to sink my teeth in the system's arse properly next week. Somewhere in the future there are point-and-clickish plans looming.

The question itself is pretty broad, but: are there some dos and don'ts with Unity that should be known right from the start? Ie. that stuff which makes you go "oh damn I wish I'd known X right in the beginning, it would've saved me so much trouble"?

Also, which 3D modeling software would you recommend to use with Unity? I'm eyeing at Blender, because my budget is 0€. :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353828#Comment_353828Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:06:12 -0500Warped SavantJason -- It's a great movie! David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Jim Henson, & Brian Froud. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353914#Comment_353914Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:31:41 -0500Purple WyrmAnd "the area". ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353940#Comment_353940Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:57:51 -0500oldhatAlright, so I walk everywhere. I can walk for hours and hours and hours. But a problem I frequently have is the friction my inner thighs get from all that walking and it's left me with two very dark patches on my inner thighs for years. After the latest time where I ended a day bleeding in that area and they got even darker, I finally want to do something about it, but I can't seem to find any agreed upon good methods of doing that. Peroxide bleach, vitamin E, constant exfoliant...all things that people have argued for and against.

Help? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=353943#Comment_353943Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:12:39 -0500ArgosI used to have very dark elbows from leaning on stuff, and if I do elbow planks on the bare carpet they'll get dark again. In the case of my elbows it was the same thing - scrubbing and lemon and all that never made them lighter, I just had to learn to stop leaning on stuff all the time and they faded by themselves over time. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354354#Comment_354354Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:00:57 -0500MrMonkI heard some Nick Cave the other night. If I wanted to listen to a few albums, which ones should I start with? For the sake of good order, let's say "the top three".

Let's throw Leonard Cohen in as a separate list. A friend of mine recently went mad over him. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354356#Comment_354356Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:13:50 -0500dorkmuffinDepends on your tastes. I LOVE Murder Ballads (what it says on the box, a lot of traditional and Cave-written murder ballads) and Henry's Dream (a bit more rockin' and aggressive). The most recent two (Dig, Lazarus, Dig!, rock oriented, and Push the Sky Away, more brooding) are pretty awesome, though very different from each other. Let Love In is pretty fantastic too.

Boatman's Call is a very very different album that's more mellow/piano-based. Also lovely.

If I can also suggest: I LOVE Grinderman, which is another band with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (the crazy bearded instrumentalist, not our Warren) and many of the people from the Bad Seeds. SUPER rock-y and fun and awesome. Grinderman 2 was one of my favorite albums of 2010.

EDITED TO ADD: Yeah, that probably wasn't helpful. Grinderman 2, Murder Ballads, Dig! Lazarus, Dig!. Those are my 3 recs. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354359#Comment_354359Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:07:17 -0500VornaskottiNick Cave is an artist with whose music I grew up for close to 20 years. My top-3 would be:

- Let Love In - Some very intense songs on this one- Murder Ballads - Extremely atmospheric... well, murder ballads- The Goodson - Earlier and weirder stuff, I have soft spot for this since it was the first Cave album I had. ]]>
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#LeonardCohen:

The Songs Of Leonard CohenNew Skin For The Old CeremonySongs Of Love And Hate

I think that'd be a fair intro, perhaps even in that order. Definitely a love-it or hate-it situation, but worth giving a couple of listens before deciding which camp you fall into. If you do love it, it'll probably change your life. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354366#Comment_354366Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:14:15 -0500Bombus HortorusOh dear... I'm an absolute Cave-mark... for over 20 years now... interestingly I think people tend to love the first album they got into, hence my top three would be:

1) Tender Prey - I think I still love this one the best. Has both The Mercy Seat and Deanna on it, and I just think it's an awesome record. 2) No More Shall We Part - This one helped me through a really bad period, it's hard work though and could be quite oppressive. 3) Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus - more rocky/poppy with a gospel choir on it.

But all the others people have mentioned are great as well - the only one I've got a bit of a downer on is Nocturama, which never really got me.

#Leonard Cohen - yes, definitely those, I also like I'm Your Man a lot, even with the eighties synths. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354371#Comment_354371Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:36 -0500icelandbobI like Nick Cave in the way that I like The Fall. I'm a fan but not a complete aficionado

for what it's worth, here's my choice

1) The Boatman's Call - For one of the greatest love songs ever, "Into My Arms"2) Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! - Cave and the gang rocking out a bit and having some actual fun!3) Abattoir Blues/ The Lyre of Orpheus - the first album that really digged me to the worth of Cave as a songwriter

FURTHER LISTENING - Check out his early stuff with THE BIRTHDAY PARTY. "Junkyard" is a vile junky beast of a record. Also check out the soundtrack work he has done with Warren Ellis for films such as "The proposition," and "the road," which is especially good. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354569#Comment_354569Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:42:19 -0500MrMonkThanks for the help! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354570#Comment_354570Wed, 03 Jul 2013 17:14:06 -0500fleckyMy 2-cents: Old Birthday Party tracks like Mr Clarinet, Nick the Stripper etc. - I still listen to them now. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354574#Comment_354574Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:52:40 -0500MoracDigging back a bit, I guess. It's tricky to pinpoint "must-knows" with Unity, because it is such a flexible tool. I've been working in non-stop for a year and a half now (jeez, that long already? yikes) and I'm still finding things where I go "oh, neat, I'm doing things this way from now on". It's also a little bit hard to tell because I'm not sure of your skill level. I would recommend you have a good understanding of how the prefabs system works, because that is pretty vital. The fact that you can write custom inspectors/otherwise extend the editor is pretty dang neat. The scripting documentation in general is pretty essential.

As far as 3D editing tools go, I think I would recommend Blender, though only provisionally. Blender is a very good tool, but it does things it's own way. Doing things in Blender does not translate very well to how you do things in 3DS Max or Maya (the converse is also true). This isn't really a big deal, but it bears mentioning. Not much beats that price tag, anyways.

Final thoughts: I highly recommend the NGUI framework over Unity's built-in GUI stuff. They've actually hired the guy made NGUI to work on their next iteration of the built-in GUI stuff, but who knows when/if that'll ever see the light of day. NGUI does come with a $100 price tag, but there is a free version for all non-commercial work, so at the very least check it out. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354583#Comment_354583Wed, 03 Jul 2013 23:03:08 -0500VornaskottiThank you for the tips! As for my skill level, I did used to code games in the ye olde micro computer times, I've coded for a living but mostly rather small projects, and although I've read on game design and related subjects, I haven't really gone into the nitty-gritty of it. Let's just say that I have a wide, but shallow knowledge of this subject too :) Oh, I did do some interactive fiction. But yeah, my experience in Unity is so far constrained to me watching through all the tutorials while waiting for one game to launch at work :)

Grinding my teeth, I've had to put this on the back burner for the summer, because of the novel and the dive school - or rather not because of those, but rather the day job that chomps away time from more interesting pursuits :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354610#Comment_354610Thu, 04 Jul 2013 19:51:33 -0500MoracSomething I just remembered today: tweening is awesome. It took me quite a while before I caught onto this, but it helps so much.

There's a great free tweening plugin for Unity called iTween that I highly recommend. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354619#Comment_354619Fri, 05 Jul 2013 02:23:57 -0500VornaskottiDamn, that was a very useful video - thank you! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354782#Comment_354782Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:08:48 -0500Rachæl TyrellMy fellow's name is Songe, and I'm broke and trying to make him a birthday present. So I look to you guys to help me! I need song titles with the word "song" in it, that I could change to "Songe" and then draw a silly picture. He's big into metal, (crust) punk, ELO, and 80's stuff, so anything in those genres would be extra awesome, but really, any top hits would help!

What I've got so far:

Killing Me Softly With His Song I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song The Motown Song Thong Song Space Age Love Song Immigrant Song God Song

Ideally, not too many with "love" because that'd get redundant pretty quick. He's turning 38 (i think?) so I'd like at least that many to work with.

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354785#Comment_354785Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:48:56 -0500Doc OcassiThe Hedgehog Song by Chris TTPlays at the beginning of this - Punk Rock, A.A. Milne and Breaking the All Ages Taboo: Chris T-T at TEDxBrighton ]]>
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The Logical Song - SupertrampSing a Song - Earth, WInd and FireSong for Whoever - Beautiful South (although this is soooo cynical under a beautiful melody) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354797#Comment_354797Tue, 09 Jul 2013 18:27:15 -0500Rachæl Tyrell(you needn't link to the actual song, that's ok!) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354799#Comment_354799Tue, 09 Jul 2013 20:16:00 -0500Purple WyrmHow about the famously incomprehensible Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots?

I'll check my vast collection of musical crap when I get home, there's bound to be some useable titles in there. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354802#Comment_354802Tue, 09 Jul 2013 22:32:11 -0500SteerpikeIt wasn't a hit that I know of, but Love in Reverse's "Blueprint for a Possible Song"

If he's getting sick of love songs, the obvious choice is Public Image Ltd., "This is Not a Love Song" ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354803#Comment_354803Tue, 09 Jul 2013 22:55:53 -0500glukkake"The Bed Song v2" Amanda Palmer"Satan's Song" Bela Bartok (falls under the gypsy-folk-punk genre)"The Party Song" Bela Bartok (you probably can't find them to download online, but I think your roommate has it all on mp3)"Death Song" Choking Victim (classic NYC punk, also has a fantastic intro)"Torch Song Trilogy" Handsome Boy Modeling School (Hip hop)"Song for Miguel" Moon Hooch (3 piece instrumental band, sounds kind of like someone playing dubstep with saxophones, is one of my top fav bands you can find in the subways)"Another Runaway Song" Reggie & The Full Effect (indie rock on the emo side) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354821#Comment_354821Wed, 10 Jul 2013 02:48:34 -0500Purple WyrmOK, going through my iTunes, and leaving out songs already mentioned or far too embarrassing to reveal publically...

Song of the Sibyl - Dead can DanceThe Cheesecake Song - King MissileThe Piper's Song - Gypsy and the CatImmigrant Song - Led ZeppelinFake Pixies Song - Liam LynchDownload this Song - MC LarsSong 2 - BlurFreedom Song - Big CountryThe Welly Boot Song - Billy ConnollyThe C&W Super Song - Billy ConnollyCoat Check Dream Song - Bright EyesSad Songs and Waltzes - CakeSong to the Siren - Cocteau TwinsWinter Song - Crash Test DummiesThe Most Wanted Song - Dave SoldierThe Most Unwanted Song - Dave SoldierThe Jeep Song - Dresden DollsNot the Sunscreen Song - John SaffranPorpoise Song - The Justified Ancients of Mu MuThe Reefer Song - Mindless Drug HooverSong of Joy - Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsWeeping Song - Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsSong from the Sixteenth Floor - Paul KellyThe Holiday Song - PixiesSailor Song - Regina SpektorRadiohead Risotto Song - Tripod ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354866#Comment_354866Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:58:36 -0500FlxzrThe Jeelie Piece Song (skyscraper wean) - scots folk song from the 60s, apparently...Redemption Song - Bob Marley and the WailersWarren's Song pt. X - Bracket (they've got a whole album of songs called this)Sing a Simple Song - Sly and the Family Stone

I'm out. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354877#Comment_354877Wed, 10 Jul 2013 19:43:07 -0500ArgosFrom my itunes, and I apologize for the ones that have already been listed. I'll sort it by artist:

ALSO ZAP MAMA HAS AN ACTUAL SONG CALLED "SONGE." FYI. THAT'S A THING. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=354940#Comment_354940Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:47:21 -0500DavidLejeuneThe Cure - Kyoto Song

Surprised nobody got that one, frankly.#ItsNotLabyrinth

That's from the 1998 mini-series 'Merlin' starring Sam Neill and Isabella Rossellini. The scene in question, in Italian ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355044#Comment_355044Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:13:39 -0500StotoI've just got a working holiday visa for Australia and currently thinking of heading to Tasmania in September. Main pull factors are outdoors stuff, avoiding crowds and farm work.

Anyone know anything about Tasmania to help me decide? Mainly worried about lack of work. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355068#Comment_355068Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:44:22 -0500glukkakeI reeeeeallly want to go visit the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania: http://www.mona.net.au/ A long article about it: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Nudity-Art-Sex-and-Death-Tasmania-Awaits-You.html

If I could afford to get down to Australia, my plan is to hop a quick flight down there to visit. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355082#Comment_355082Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:10:23 -0500GreasemonkeyTasmania has plenty of fruit picking work if that's your thing. There are a numberofwebsites where you can check the harvest schedules and arrange accommodation ahead of time, and the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Forum is a goldmine of information from experienced travellers. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355088#Comment_355088Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:28:38 -0500StotoThanks, Greasemonkey. That Lonely Planet Forum looks super helpful. Looks like September is too early for work in Tasmania, so will fly into Cairns instead. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355095#Comment_355095Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:15:56 -0500GreasemonkeyCheers. Don't forget to check out Port Douglas while you're in that neck of the woods, it's bloody amazing. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355112#Comment_355112Tue, 16 Jul 2013 06:19:23 -0500Kay OrchisonMy wife just got back from Tassie and raved about MONA. I've had some nice travels down there too. It's sparsely populated and even the cities have small-town feel. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355142#Comment_355142Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:49:28 -0500Greasemonkey1) The Great Barrier Reef and its islands. They're fucking spectacular, and there are hundreds of tour operators who'll take you fishing or whale watching or just touring the reef.

2) Undara Lava Tubes. The accommodation is kind of terrible (either filthy or too expensive), but the lava tubes are worth it. Take the long tour if you can.

3) Port Douglas. The Courthouse Hotel serves oysters and grilled seafood from the Reef, and you can sit out on their deck with a cold brew in your hand, watching the sun set over the harbour. Accommodation ranges from five-star resorts catering to Hollywood A-listers, to campgrounds by the beach where you can pitch a tent for a few bucks a day. Fantastic fishing from the old Bruce Highway bridge out on the main road. If you only visit one place outside Cairns, make it this one.

4) Cape Tribulation. Cape Trib, as it's known locally, is situated in the Daintree rainforest north of Cairns and Port Douglas. There's only one winding road into the place, and conservation laws have severely restricted development to the point where there's just one campground, a shop and a few houses. The campground owners demand that you hand over all alcohol and purchase all your drinks at their overpriced bar, but they don't have any power to enforce it and I always ignore them. Fantastic beach and possibly the best fishing spot on the coast (do not loiter on the water's edge cleaning fish or cutting bait, or a croc will grab you), unparalleled access to the Daintree rainforest. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355866#Comment_355866Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:06:38 -0500dorkmuffinSo I know we used to have a thread for this, but it's died, and I don't really feel like starting a new one since this is a relatively specific question.

Background: I'm in a wedding, in August, in a pale, pale pink dress. I'm ... also really pale. The tone does little for my skin and so I feel like I kind of have to kill it with a dewy fresh-faced make-up look.

The bridesmaids are pretty preppy, pretty normal. I am doing my own makeup. Ditto my sister. She and I have VASTLY different skin tones so I can't really do what I would do on her on me.

I don't know what my undertones are. I'm assuming cool? I don't know what kind of blush I should be trying. I don't know what kind of eyeshadow/liner/primer deal I need. I don't know what kind of lipstick to use to set off the whole natural-beauty-but-clearly-wearing-make-up look that I want.

I like vintage, I like minimal, I like things that draw attention to eyes and lips because I have them and like them.

EDITED TO ADD: Extra challenge, sensitive skin and gluten issues, so brand recommendations are probably not something I can follow through on. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355870#Comment_355870Fri, 02 Aug 2013 18:49:35 -0500ArgosSkintone - you look cool to me, but I can't tell for sure. Cool means your skin looks pinkish, warm means your skin is more yellowish (which mine is), and neutral means you're just kind of beige and in between. You can test this by either just swatching foundations and seeing what matches (if a warm foundation stands out as yellow on you rather than matching, then you know you're cool, and if it looks pink rather than matching then you're warm).Blush: if you want natural, look for something that matches the color your skin is when it burns, and then just apply it lightly. Since I'm warm toned, I used a coral. Now, as far as blush goes, wear whatever fuck color you want, but the general rule is that yellow based blushes work for warm skintones while blue based ones work for cool skintones. Since you're so pale, you might do well with a soft, cool pink or rose. Go to a sephora or makeup counter and just swatch a bunch of colors on your wrist and either buy the one you like, or find a dupe at a drug store. That's the one thing I dislike about drug store makeup is you can't swatch it first. Sephora lets you swatch *everything*. I personally really like Tarte's Amazonian Clay blushes because they have a lot of awesome colors (when in doubt, their "Exposed" shade matches everything and eveyone), and they last really well, but they are also expensive ($20 for one blush)

Eyes Go buy Urban Decay's eyeshadow primer. It's pricey, but your eye makeup will stay on FOREVER. I can fall asleep with mine and it'll look perfect the next day, and I have oily as fuck eyelids that makeup tends to just slide right off of without primer. If you want a minimal look that draws attention to them, but it kind of vintagey, get a brown or taupe eyeshadow and use that just above your crease to deepen your eye. You can then lightly use a black just on the outer corner of your lid to deepen it even more. Use a light white or champagne shimmer on the brow bone to highlight, and then use a good liquid liner to make a cateye. If you're willing to spend some money, Urban Decay's "Basics" palette is really nice. It has mostly matte eyeshadows (and one shimmer one for highlighting) that you can use to make classic vintage looks.

Lips I'm not as good at this one cos I actually just didn't wear lipstick at my wedding. That said, a couple different companies make lip balms that tint to match your skintone according your pH or some shit. It works for some people, not for others. You can also get a tinted lip balm to get a swash of color without getting too much on there. If you're wearing a pale pink dress, you can always try matching it by wearing a pale pink lipstick. That can give you a soft, natural look while still drawing attention to your lips. You can also be daring and just go with a nice red lipstick. Very vintage, but also less minimal, though it works with that cateye I mentioned earlier.

I hope this helps! Let me know if I need to clarify or talk more about anything, and if I think of anything else I'll add more. I just got home from work so I might be missing stuff. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355882#Comment_355882Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:19:50 -0500Rachæl Tyrell

and here is another by them of an easy natural look:

As far as figuring out the right color palette for your skin, why not go to Sephora and ask someone to help you find the best palette for you? That's probably where you'd have to go to get all gluten free products, anyway, I'd imagine. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355897#Comment_355897Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:07:44 -0500rough nightSo, I broke up with my boyfriend and girlfriend, and moved out. I now have a shared apartment that, while nice, doesn't have space for a dedicated art room, so I need to carve out a work space in my bedroom. Since we're renting, I don't have the same freedom to make messes that I did in the old house. I'm also concerned about using some of my materials (pure pigments especially) in the same room I sleep in, since cadmium particulates in the air are not restful. I'm also not in the best state, emotionally, to make sound permanent decisions, but college starts in less than two weeks, and I need some kind of functional art space. On the bright(?) side, I get to start from scratch, since I left most of my furniture at the old house. All the furniture I have for my new room are a drafting table and rolling chair, two bedside tables, and a dresser. Thrift store shopping is in order, and I wondered if y'all could give me some advice about making this space functional, and maybe even comforting for my sore brain. The room is 12' 8" by 13' 4" (~3.86m x 4m, according to googled math).

#Makeup - sweetlibertine makes powdered mineral make-up in a pretty wide variety of colors and tones. They list all the ingredients for each product (and I'm hoping that powdered means it avoids gluten; that sounds like it would be a binding agent issue). I'm pretty new to make-up, so don't really have advice on style, but I'm pretty impressed with their quality and variety. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355901#Comment_355901Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:43:20 -0500glukkakeCould you get an air filter or something for the particulates? Or at the very least, a fan for the window to exhaust things out? I keep my drawing desk as far away from my bed as possible in any case. And I guess if you can store them someplace sealed up, that'll also help.

I live in a 9x13' room, so my stuff is pretty tight. But I tried to make the art side of my room full of art & books & all my supplies, then shoved my bed in the far corner. I try to keep it made up, so it doesn't feel so "bed"-like to distract me, and instead is just another flat surface for things. I keep some sheets of foamcore/plywood to turn it into a secondary table when I need to. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355908#Comment_355908Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:30:44 -0500GreasemonkeyHydroponic supply stores sell air filters, fans and ducting which are perfect for your needs (weed growers use them to eliminate telltale odours). A basic setup requires a 4" squirrel cage fan (centrifugal fan), a length of 4" accordion ducting, and a carbon filter. You should be able to pick up the required equipment for around $150, or cheaper if you find it second-hand on ebay.

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Do any of you practice meditation or know of any good meditative techniques? Tips and tricks please. I'm trying to fix my brain. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355956#Comment_355956Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:25:18 -0500rough nightThank y'all! I'll definitely try to make the bed another working surface; that's a great idea. And I'll try do most of the dusty stuff at school, but will also look into carbon filter systems. If it can get odors out that well, it can definitely de-pigment the air. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=355973#Comment_355973Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:08:24 -0500Nygaard
Everyone around me seems to be doing this recently. I've been brought to something called "satha (satya?) yoga" classes a couple of times, and haven't been able to keep it up. But I definitely found that I should; very restful, fulfilling and good exercise as a bonus. So as one total ignorant to another, I'd recommend it :)

For something with that special Science stamp of approval, you can get guided mindfulness exercises as an app with handy time intervals (three, five, ten, fifteen minutes) now. Those can be very effective in cases of mild anxiety and depression, but I suspect that trying to fix your brain all on your own is not recommended. It's useful to make sure anything you expend effort and time on is part of a coherent strategy. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356024#Comment_356024Wed, 07 Aug 2013 04:26:59 -0500Stoto@badbear Jon Kabat-Zinn has been a good source for me in the past. I particularly like his guided meditations. Have had times when I've felt like I've been able to partition myself from my thinking.

But, these days I've been trying to grasp Acceptance and Commitment Therapy instead, which uses aspects of mindfulness along with CBT tricks to cope with your brain. For me, ACT has the benefits of meditation without the esoteric bits and expensive zafus. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356025#Comment_356025Wed, 07 Aug 2013 05:41:43 -0500badbear
Thank you both so much, you've given me some great starting points to go and find out more about. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356165#Comment_356165Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:54:45 -0500atavistianBeen a Buddhist meditator for nearly a decade now. Figures very, very prominently in how I deal with my clinical depression and generalized anxiety.

Kabat-Zinn is a good resource, as well as Jack Kornfield. Noah Levine's Against The Stream has a great archive of talks and guided meditations. Upaya Zen Center does too.

Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg did a good introductory course on insight meditation here. Not free, but available elsewhere I imagine. Ahem.

Some of it can get a little light and fluffy; Noah Levine/Against The Stream teachers are good at not going there. Lemme know if you want any further/more specific recommendations!

In terms of actual practices, I stick mostly to simple breath meditation, sometimes other mindfulness practices if I'm feeling saucy. Mantra meditation once in a while.

Most important practices: apply ass to cushion, focus on breath. Catch mind wandering, bring it as gently as possible back to breath. Mind always wanders. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356264#Comment_356264Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:45:53 -0500dorkmuffinWhat's a good place to start? Who's fair? Who's easy? Who's good quality? Who is good for photography? Who is good for art prints?

EDITED TO ADD:

This is because OH MY GOD STICKER SHOCK FOR MY BRACES. It's manageable, but YEEEEEEEEESH I would like to pull in some extra cash so I can at least pretend to have a savings account. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356266#Comment_356266Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:27:21 -0500glukkakeLots of artists I know enjoy Society6. They seem to have a pretty decent curation & my friends are using that instead of DIY inkjet printing at home, so I'm guessing it's pretty decent.http://www.mysoti.com/home is a weird one that fits into the whole POD thing that also doesn't make me want to stab everyone on the front page.And I know you didn't ask for it but just for other peoples' reference, I liked the look of this POD t-shirt site: http://www.spreadshirt.com/

I like having my own Etsy shop just because with endless tagging you increase the chance of someone stumbling on it. I know I buy a fuckton of stuff on that site. But the fees after a while get pretty high. Big Cartel is pretty easy to adapt and it's not too expensive since it's just a monthly fee. I'm currently shifting over Molly's web store to a wordpress plugin Woocommerce since we do all our own production, in case you do pre-orders / self-fulfillment. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356591#Comment_356591Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:49:09 -0500trini_naenaeI asked in the fitness thread, but I think this is a better spot to ask. Stevia: what brands/forms are better tasting? Any ideas on how I can sample different types to see what I might like before spending money on a bunch and then finding I hate it? Protein powder (etc): I'm thinking of doing the shake thing for one of my meals a day, and protein powders or whatever get added, but I really don't know what to look for, or what brands are best, or well, any of that. So those of you that know stuff, um, help? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356593#Comment_356593Tue, 13 Aug 2013 21:27:01 -0500Argosstay away from whey if you're prone to acne (like me!). I really like Vega protein powder, though it's one of the more expensive ones, bc I find that the vanilla flavor tastes really good. I tried buying a cheaper one and that one ended up being a waste of money because it tasted so god awful I just never wanted it. Anyway, the Vega one is brown rice, pea, and sava inchi protein, so it's all vegan if that matters at all. If you want to replace a meal, they do also make "Vega One" which is meant to be used as a meal replacement, as it also has a good dose of vitamins and minerals. Other companies make similar meal shakes that have added nutrition aside from just protein. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356646#Comment_356646Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:08:48 -0500GreasemonkeyTake care when ingesting protein powders. They can give you a horrible case of the thundering shits. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356651#Comment_356651Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:06:52 -0500FoamheadLooking to get a domain to use primarily for email.

Ideally, I'd like:(It's been a long while since I last had one, so forgive anything which goes without saying nowadays.)

- multiple secondary email addies that I can receive & send through- reliability- to be able to download it to Outlook via my ISP- webmail/mobile access- not cost a fortune

Any pointers would be fab.

Thanks. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356666#Comment_356666Wed, 14 Aug 2013 20:43:31 -0500Jason A. QuestWhat's your question? Do you want to know about getting a domain, setting up these services yourself, or where to get these services? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356694#Comment_356694Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:18:18 -0500InternautSo, long story short, i went to school for art and ended up doing printmaking because i loved still being able to work with my hands and really get into the art itself. Now, I'm out of school, have no work space and no spare cash to create a work space for litho/screen or intaglio printmaking. My wife bought me a wacom Bamboo for christmas and I'm slowly but surely working on it, getting better. I know this might sound ludacris with the state art is in, but I've always been a pencil to paper kind of guy. That being said I love what the tablet can do but i still very restricted and a little overwhelmed with what's going on. I keep up with artists, art in general and know that I've fallen behind as far as production and technology, but can anyone recommend a starting point? The last time i did anything with Photoshop was about 8 years ago, with Quark and Pagemaker. Right now i have the starter version of Autodesk and was looking at Manga Studio EX 4 as everyone I've talked to that uses it said it beats the crap out of PS. Really looking for starter tips/ resources for digital paint.

Edit: I'm terrible at asking for help, and have been wanting to bring this up for a while, since we started the can haz help thread in fact. I just didn't have the guts. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356707#Comment_356707Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:58:19 -0500Ryan S ThomasonIt's not entirely what you're asking, but is there maybe a print workshop near you? A lot of medium-sized cities in the UK seem to have one. My local one (Dundee) has some ridiculously high-tech equipment as well as massive screenprinting machines and all the industrial-scale stuff that other people use while I thrash away on the ancient relief press in the corner, it's definitely more economical than setting up at home... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356709#Comment_356709Thu, 15 Aug 2013 15:54:09 -0500GreasemonkeyA small tip for using the Wacom tablet: try playing video games with the pen, it trains your eye and hand faster than if you just use the tablet for art. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356720#Comment_356720Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:11:08 -0500Jason A. QuestThe Bamboo models are a good way to get your feet wet with digital media. Wacom makes better (and more expensive) models, but the Bamboo gives good bang for the buck.

Manga Studio 5 is out, and although I'm still fighting with making the transition, I think it's superior to MS4 in most ways, so if you think you're going to use the program, go right to 5 and save yourself the relearning. MS 5 (standard version) is only $80, and does pretty much everything the $300 MS 5EX version does, except for managing comics as multipage documents instead of individual pages.

Speaking of which, this assumes you're thinking of making comics. MS can be used for other things, but comics-making is where its strengths are. If you want a general-purpose image-making tool, Painter, Pixelmator (Mac only, $30), or GIMP (free) might be better. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356721#Comment_356721Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:54:54 -0500DavidLejeuneIf you don't feel like dropping the money on a Wacom, Monoprice has several very well reviewed drawing tablets for ridiculously cheap. They don't have pen tilt detection, but then neither does the Bamboo. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356722#Comment_356722Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:08:01 -0500glukkakeAre you trying to do more digital painting/mimicking traditional mediums with your art? Or are you doing more traditional comics/cell work? Cause you can learn everything there is to know about the application first, or you could just focus on learning specifically what you're doing.

The DeviantART community actually has a lot of really good resources for free + brushes that you can play with as you start building out your digital painting style.

I've used Photoshop forever, but I've been wanting to get into Manga Studio since I love the stuff that Paul Sizer comes out with it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356737#Comment_356737Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:52:11 -0500StotoDoes anyone have any negative experiences with naturism? I've been looking at couch surfing and wwofing profiles in Australia and there seems to be a lot of 'clothes-free' people. The ideals seem pretty interesting (organic farming, healthy living) just wondering if there's a dark side to this (cue bum hole jokes). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356750#Comment_356750Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:25:10 -0500InternautThanks so much everyone, sorry it was a little rambly and vague, but you've really given me some good jumping off resources and thanks for the tip on MS 5! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356753#Comment_356753Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:37:04 -0500FoamheadWho or where provides a good service?

I'm having to change ISPs soon, so thought I'd find somewhere I wouldn't have to rely solely on the new one. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356836#Comment_356836Sun, 18 Aug 2013 05:01:46 -0500LittlepurplegothI've been foolish and accepted a dare. well sort of accepted it, as it was for an act but carting a dalek around is just not going to happen. but the dare still stands (as some of you may have seen on twitter) so...

yeah, I'm in need of a dalek.

And a photographer, and all the rest of it and probably a good 3 months in the gym as well but those things are less difficult (even with almost zero cash).

Content of the dare can be determined by googleing Katy Manning. and yes, aping the photos complete with the upward attenee.

(must not be tempted on twitter, even if something looks easy, it is not going to be, but without fun what is living? gibbslap own head) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=356920#Comment_356920Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:49:47 -0500Purple WyrmSee if there's a Dr Who fan club anywhere in your local vicinity. If there is a club, they're almost legally required to have access to a home built dalek. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357227#Comment_357227Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:18:23 -0500Bombus HortorusI realise that doesn't help a great deal except maybe to say they're more common than you think... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357642#Comment_357642Sat, 31 Aug 2013 03:32:26 -0500Bombus HortorusIn laws have managed to lose a cat. My partner's brother is returning from living in Spain, and had the cat, a tom, shipped over with the rest of his stuff. It arrived at 4 am and they put it in the spare room. Unfortunately, it climbed the curtain and got out of the window. And vanished.

Does anyone have any insight into what an un neutered male cat, escaped into a strange country, is likely to do next? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357668#Comment_357668Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:11:37 -0500lazarus corporationSarcasm aside, hunger will strike soon (yes, post-coitally, no doubt!). I'd advise shaking a cat biscuit box outside at frequent intervals and leaving backdoor open with the aroma of cat food wafting from inside, and hopefully he'll be back for breakfast soon. Any clothes/rugs belonging to your partner's brother should probably be liberally draped around the house, so that it smells familiar. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357671#Comment_357671Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:39:02 -0500Bombus Hortorus

Well, if you believe the Daily Mail, it'll probably try to claim benefits.

SEX-FIEND EUROCATS STEAL OUR WHISKAS OUTRAGE! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357688#Comment_357688Sat, 31 Aug 2013 17:57:52 -0500Rachæl TyrellSo. This week two different doctors suggested I try a gluten free diet. I have made some spectacular failures so far in trying to eat gluten free. Where is a good place to start? Also, I am supposed to be on a low carbohydrate diet and I'm getting really grossed out at factory farmed meat/dairy, which makes this all rather difficult. I'm overwhelmed, and I often am not up for cooking a meal from scratch, and I don't know what to do. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357701#Comment_357701Sat, 31 Aug 2013 22:46:58 -0500glukkakeMy roommate is gluten sensitive, so she's cut as much of it out as possible. She mostly subsides on salads of kale or spinach, other vegetables, almonds, no dressings. For protein, she's usually doing meats/bacons/eggs & peanut butter but lately she's actually just been supplementing with gluten-free protein bars, very little meat. Rice cakes and peanut butter or rice flour pancakes with blueberries as a snack. Coconut ice creams or baker's chocolate as a dessert and chia/flax seeds in a smoothie for a filling beverage. She doesn't do any pastas at all, just wraps everything in lettuces - I actually have been switching over to gluten free quinoa or rice pastas and while I feel less sluggish than with wheat things, they are a bit high in carbs. I've been seriously considering converting my last mainstay of gluten and jumping from potato rolls to tapioca rolls for hamburgers and hot dogs as my at home meals.

Sometimes we make a rice-based soup: she'll do a chorizo soup (which you should be able to get super fresh sausages out there) or I do a chicken lime soup - you can switch it up with a tofu or meat supplement, and add the bouillon if it doesn't gross you out. Serve with beans to make heartiest - black beans tend to be lower carb than lentils. I've also been switching over to quinoa/risotto/etc rices. If you ever want to make homemade yellow rice for any reason, it's really nothing more than tumeric powder, onion, garlic and chicken bouillon - the secret to most hispanic foods is bouillon. You could also just throw together a bunch of ziplock baggies of your preferred grain & seasonings so that eliminates most of the "cooking" aspect and turns it into more of a "just add water/stock) & protein and stick in the microwave" thing.

If making meals from scratch suck, you could maybe cook in bulk & store in the freezer? Cooked pancakes can just be reheated in the toaster like an eggo, or freeze uncooked root-pancakes like a potato pancake but with a spaghetti squash, which is supposed to be low carb count and tend to be pretty cheap & huge. Maybe mix with shredded spinach or top with fresh spinach and then throw on a bean-based sauce? You can throw black beans or chickpeas into a food processor and use that as a base for something, just freeze patties again or throw into an ice cube tray to form blocks of it, then stick into a bag or tupperware. Also, maybe some kind of granola or hot cereal that is gluten free/low carb?

Probably the best bet for cheap, low-garb and gluten free is just buying stuff in bulk & then individually packaging into things you can freeze/prepare in the microwave. Maybe also look at vegan paleo diets for a few recipes to supplement (my reading on it makes it seem pretty unhealthy for a full lifestyle, but then they come out with dishes like this: http://paleomg.com/5-ingredient-avocado-pudding/) and I die with hunger lust).

Related: does anyone know about the healthiness of utilizing protein powders? I'd like to cut back my meat consumption, but not eating meat leaves me feeling empty inside and sluggish, because I think my body just requires high levels of it. Having a sugar-free protein powder pudding might be nice... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357702#Comment_357702Sat, 31 Aug 2013 23:13:11 -0500dorkmuffinI've got celiac disease, diagnosed about five years ago. At this point I'm a pro at finding all the hidden sources of gluten out there. Send me a FB message with any questions, but here's my general primer:

Gluten is in a million things, so it depends on how serious you have to be. Celiac means EVEN TEENY TEENY TEENY TINY amounts of gluten make me pretty sick. So, not to brag, but I'm really really fucking good at avoiding it. I don't really place a TON of stock in people who claim that pulling gluten out of your diet can solve certain ills, but for people with real intolerances it can be a blessing. Intolerances are difficult to test for so unfortunately you can't really do anything but try it out and see if it helps you feel better. And it may be the placebo effect if you do feel better, but hey, the placebo effect has value in itself.

Gluten intolerances aren't as severe as celiac, but some doctors do recommend that people with intolerances pay as close attention as people with celiac do.

Gluten is also commonly in lipsticks, so Google the brands you own to make sure you can still use 'em. It's also in lotions and conditioners and other things (the hidden gluten sources in makeup are a separate whole article). Lipstick is the only thing I'd worry about if I were you since it's what you'll ingest. Ditto chapstick/lip balm.

If you are being ultra-careful, as I have to be, you also can't eat ANYTHING that was processed in a facility that also handles wheat or gluten products. It doesn't always say, so when in doubt, do not purchase. Unfortunately this rules out a lot of really cheap stuff out there.

HOWEVER.

You can still eat a ton of really delicious stuff. Just go for veggies, meats, cheeses, beans (canned, dry ones are cross-processed). Eggs are GREAT and super cheap.

The moral of the story: you read the label of EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. Gluten hides in stuff. For example, soy sauce usually has wheat flour in it. Who knew? Also: oats are usually processed in facilities with gluten, grown in fields next to gluten-ful crops, etc. So Quaker Oats, if you're looking out for cross-contamination, are strictly off limits.

Seems like a lot, right? Like I said, if you've got questions, I've got answers.

BOOZE! Wine is fine, most ciders are fine. Beer is a no. Distilled liquor is fine, since the distillation process is considered to remove gluten. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357713#Comment_357713Sun, 01 Sep 2013 04:03:29 -0500LittlepurplegothThere have been times when I've lived on (suitable) booze (certain brands of vodka and gin are no goes for me as they are made from a barely or rye base, gah. no idea if its gluten or something else with them though) and greens and tiny lentils and nuts/nut butters. Oh and tomato for the vitamin C!

There are a couple of tamari brands here that are definitely wheat/gluten/barley free, and ditto miso (but I'm also soya allergic so thats out as well)

Buckwheat is another thing that is horribly cross contaminated at the moment. Ditto (in the UK anyway) quinoa :-( Strangely enough I've found that buckwheat noodles made in the far east have never set off a reaction - I can only assume that the production volumes are high enough that the whole premises/chain only handles buckwheat...

In terms of getting in good probiotics though - its really generally good to eat high betacarotene foods (plus you can then successfully process and use the vitamin D you eat or make) and also to get into fermented foods, to replace various things that dairy can otherwise bring to your diet (although, I'm not sure if most dairy of this sort is available in the USA? Its pretty usual here to be able to get unhomogenated milk and raw milk cheeses). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=357918#Comment_357918Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:33:45 -0500Rachæl TyrellThanks, guys! It's a great way to start. I bought some gluten free pancake mix, so I could do the making of pancakes ahead of time thing. I've got some organic boullion that I got at Whole Foods, so I figure I can continue making asian style soup with soy noodles, at least. (but no SOY SAUCE?! *sob*)

I'm not Celiac, I'd been tested. I do have Crohn's disease in my family and recurrent IBS, and it seems that Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (the connective tissue disorder they think I've got) is comorbid with Celiac. The wierd thing is that Iv'e felt really.... calm. I mean, I've not had the sudden feeling that someone just punched me in the guts and is twisting my lower intestine around, which I used to get on a daily basis, and that's pretty fabulous. But I didn't expect to feel so calm. I've read a few articles detailing how going on a gluten free diet was a miracle solution to young children with crazy behavioral disorders, but.... I didn't expect it in me. At least not this quickly.

Could this all be psychosomatic? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358187#Comment_358187Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:28:16 -0500Rachæl TyrellI can't concentrate at home. The erratic nature of my roommate's schedule and not wanting to be a COMPLETE nocturnal person means I've little time to myself without music of TV going here. Also, the cockroaches and the constant need to try and clean and purge them doesn't help either. I need space. My own space.

When I look up the "affordable" NYC spaces, they list income brackets, and being on Disability, I make a little over half of the lowest income bracket they allow. Really, I need "practically free" if I'm going to afford anything at all in NYC.

If anyone has notions for affordable work/live spaces elsewhere, that one could afford to live at with around $700 in monthly income, I'm all ears. I don't know anything about residencies, but maybe that's what I should be looking for? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358188#Comment_358188Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:28:42 -0500dorkmuffin
About.com and gluten free soy sauces. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358203#Comment_358203Thu, 12 Sep 2013 04:44:49 -0500Jason A. QuestThe NYC real estate market is bizarrely alien to me, but a couple of random ideas for studio space away from home: Seek out "artist collectives" that take a house or multiroom apartment/office and parcel it out as studio spaces. Maybe a "room for rent" in someone's home (e.g. quiet little old lady) would avoid the high prices of commercial spaces and overkill of something that's supposed to be a complete apartment. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358211#Comment_358211Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:21:46 -0500Littlepurplegothbits of work are piling up and I'm increasingly in need of a kick up the bum, or a drunken weekend away as motivation...

Because none of the translation sites are helping me at all :-( Band in question are from the Faeroe islands, album recorded in Denmark, there's a Finnish connection, and I don't want to be a doofus and plump for the wrong language! (and yes, the tracks on the album not in english are driving me round the twist with curiousity as to what the lyrics mean!!) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358362#Comment_358362Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:20:58 -0500taphead
Faroese might be a possibility... I'll dig a little deeper. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358397#Comment_358397Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:16:52 -0500256
Týr lyrics, including translations of some of the ones in yr mystery language. (Fánar Burtur Brandaljóð itself for instance).

Since Google Translate attempts to decode the mystery language as Icelandic (but produces cobblers) and Faroese is supposed to resemble Icelandic but not be mutually intelligible, I think taphead's suggestion is a good one. Some of WC's Icelandic contingent might have some input, tho. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358499#Comment_358499Mon, 23 Sep 2013 03:42:42 -0500LittlepurplegothThanks for the info and links. after all this my editor trimmed all mentions of faroese just so none of us made tits of ourselves. I was happy with the review and more so when it got tweeted about by the bands PR and (and a subsequent lots of RT's although not more followers, mutter), um, I've been asked if I'd like to do an interview with them (um yes! but argh!fear! ok, by email, phew) and then if I'm related to the odd press child from greenbelt in 90... um, I think I *was* the odd press child at greenbelt in 90 but it depends who is asking... (oh heck, surname strikes again!).

I'm rambling. Mainly because I am doing all the (fear) about the performance thing again at the moment. I need to get back out gigging and stuff but social argh is kicking in (I hate going on my own to do stuff, but no one I trust wants to come which means I suck, well yes of course I do I don't get enough practise! or that my so-called friends don't deserve the title... argh!) and I'm struggling again with none of this being paid and the knowledge that I'm not likely to get paid any time soon unless I do. more. practise.

OK... maybe this is in danger of turning into a self pitying rant. time to bog off! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358654#Comment_358654Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:15:39 -0500VornaskottiHello. I've helped kick up some brouhaha up here about copyright law, and I'm taking part in an official event of sorts where I'm going to speak about the subject. For this, I'd need a bit of an international perspective. I'm interested in the copyright law in different countries as it pertains to private copying. I'd be very grateful if you could help me on this: in your legislation, how is private non-commercial copying handled? I'm especially interested in the source of those copies: in the most of the legislations you are allowed to take copies of your own CDs, record TV-shows and radio, but how about an "illegal source", ie. a torrent that's being distributed without the consent of the rights holder, or a file someone just put up online for people to download. Is there a requirement that private copying must happen from a "legal source", ie. one set up by the rightsholder? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358659#Comment_358659Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:59:26 -0500allanaI'm in the process of designing an independent study in copyright law, specifically for libraries and museums and other cultural institutions. I'm trying to focus on Canada and the US, and types of fair use, but maybe I can help. I'm still early in my own learning, but the difference between "accessing" media (like the 'rental' on Spotify or other streaming services) and "possessing" media (like buying a physical record) is defined pretty ambiguously. Often the mp3s you "buy" off iTunes are a rental, not a possession -- that's why the prices are low. You'll have to pore over contracts, I'm afraid.

The whole conceptual basis of copyright is that the creator gets to determine how things are distributed and who has access. Just because it's now standard to say "I made a thing, and for a price you can have a copy" doesn't mean that that's a given. That's why you can resell records legally but not mp3s. Once you own a thing you should be able to make private preservation copies (which is a consequence of bad physical media, not necessarily a conceptual right) and broadcast stuff privately, in your house, for your friends (again more of a logistics thing, since it's impossible to put "Your ears only!" in the contract).

As to getting illegal access to things, that's where the rights stop. If you pirate, you waive your rights. If you copy a song from a Youtube upload, and then that upload gets a takedown notice for infringement, you participated in the piracy process. Youtube and other user-broadcasting situations are in a big grey area, right now, but legally speaking if you participate in duplication without checking that you have an express right to do so, it's on your head.

THAT SAID! I've just come across an amazing thing in Canadian law: the definition of "fair use" insofar as educational use of materials just got broadened to hell. In this definition, a "student" is anyone who has a "personal interest" in consuming media. Thus, if your personal interest is watching cartoons, you are a student of cartoons. And teachers are broadly defined as "sources of expertise" who often distribute materials for learning purposes. Thus, if you get cartoons off The Pirate Bay, TPB is a teacher. FAIR USE!(Gonna try to follow that one up with actual sources later, but this definition-broadening only happened last year, so I'm sure there haven't been many situations brought up like this. But the possibilities of the student who downloads cartoons becoming the teacher who shares cartoons with other "students" who like cartoons .... It's educational use, all the way down.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358660#Comment_358660Sat, 28 Sep 2013 10:21:39 -0500YskayaFor the Netherlands: yes, you can. It isn't required to be a legal source.

Redistributing (uploading and making available to third parties) media without approval from rights holders however is still illegal.

Last year BREIN (brain- a copyright watchdog ) got a court order so ISPs had to block the pirate bay. ISPs are still fighting this decision in court. And everyone skips around the block anyway.

You can make private use copy(ies) of any media, the small copy fee is added in with the price of the empty cd/DVD/blue ray disks and hard drives that are sold.

We don't have a fair use policy. We do have a quote/ critique clause for citing an image or work provided the media contains a critique of the images/text used.

Using a picture or a quote in a personal blog and giving one line of critique about how pretty it is while the actual piece is about something else and the image it's being used as eyecandy doesn't float. This is where a lot of confusion/suits stem from.

Some other sources about digital copyrights and privacy bitsoffreedom, iusmentis (nl/en) you could contact the people maintaining the websites for more info :)

Ta! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358789#Comment_358789Wed, 02 Oct 2013 08:37:46 -0500LittlepurplegothWithin educational institutions there is an allowance to make copies where the document resulting would be less that 1/20th of the complete item, and they can also buy reproduction licenses for copying from some publishing houses (usually educational, although I'm aware of occasions when a consumer-focussed publisher has also made these available, usually for texts used within classroom settings though. This is less of an issue now with the use of digital whiteboards and the like and widespread availability of e-books. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358799#Comment_358799Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:32:26 -0500ComicbookbunnyOk whitechaple it's been awhile MAJOR life upheaval stuff here- I'm looking into Forensic Dental Technician, Pros and Cons: I would have to study non stop for 5 months straight while we are saving for a house (all study no worky) we would be broke. I would study and make the same as I do at current. I would work with dead people's teeth so they don't complain, I would be working primarily on my own (save for the dead dudes), would have an awesome job I couldn't legally talk about, would be working for the government. Working with a bunch of military people and one anal retentive dentist. I'm the one who would do most of the dirty work to identify remains through dental records of those in the armed forces or any major catastrophic event. And lastly this is a very specific skill set and not an easy job to find. Would all this be worth it.....

The hubby (yerp i have a hubby again long story worth it ect....) has offered to take care of things while i buckle down and do this. I am honestly unsure of what is giving me the pause, money- don't know maybe... worry of him taking care of things while I do this (i can still sell hats...) Worry of not finding anything when all is said and done. *sigh*

@littlepurple goth well Fanar is icelandic but Burtur is faroese... Is it perhaps an Icelandic dialect? http://www.maxilyrics.com/t%C3%BDr-f%C3%A1nar-burtur-brandalj%C3%B3%C3%B0-lyrics-f89d.html ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358833#Comment_358833Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:45:18 -0500VornaskottiMotherfuck, DOOO EEET. That's bound to be extremely interesting, and hey, it's not a skillset that's easy to find. Not the most pleasant work in the world, maybe, but well - bound to be interesting. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358865#Comment_358865Fri, 04 Oct 2013 05:21:59 -0500YskayaFuck yes, if you get this opportunity do it! :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=358936#Comment_358936Sun, 06 Oct 2013 13:52:53 -0500Rachæl TyrellWhen I look at it, and weigh the potential positive versus the potential negative, there is no contest between the two choices. From the information given, it seems that pursuing this career is worth the risk. (and awesome) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359023#Comment_359023Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:21:49 -0500allanaHey Janos, I spent some quality time with the Canadian Copyright Act last night and copy-pastad some of the pertinent stuff for you on the topic of private copying.

Reproductionfor privatepurposes

29.22 (1) It is not an infringement of copyrightfor an individual to reproduce a work orother subject-matter or any substantial part of awork or other subject-matter if(a) the copy of the work or other subjectmatterfrom which the reproduction is madeis not an infringing copy;(b) the individual legally obtained the copyof the work or other subject-matter fromwhich the reproduction is made, other thanby borrowing it or renting it, and owns or isauthorized to use the medium or device onwhich it is reproduced;(c) the individual, in order to make the reproduction,did not circumvent, as defined insection 41, a technological protection measure,as defined in that section, or cause oneto be circumvented;(d) the individual does not give the reproductionaway; and(e) the reproduction is used only for the individual’sprivate purposes.

Meaning of“medium ordevice”(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), a“medium or device” includes digital memory inwhich a work or subject-matter may be storedfor the purpose of allowing the telecommunicationof the work or other subject-matter throughthe Internet or other digital network.

Backup copies 29.24(1) It is not an infringement of copyrightin a work or other subject-matter for aperson who owns — or has a licence to use —a copy of the work or subject-matter (in thissection referred to as the “source copy”) to reproducethe source copy if(a) the person does so solely for backup purposesin case the source copy is lost, damagedor otherwise rendered unusable;(b) the source copy is not an infringingcopy;(c) the person, in order to make the reproduction,did not circumvent, as defined insection 41, a technological protection measure,as defined in that section, or cause oneto be circumvented; and(d) the person does not give any of the reproductionsaway.

(2) If the source copy is lost, damaged orotherwise rendered unusable, one of the reproductionsmade under subsection (1) becomesthe source copy.

(3) The person shall immediately destroy allreproductions made under subsection (1) afterthe person ceases to own, or to have a licenceto use, the source copy. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359039#Comment_359039Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:08:05 -0500ChristopherOne of my friends took this photo of some graffitti with a really familiar looking face in a bandanna, I'm almost certain it's from a classic horror comic. Please could any keen eyed comic afficionados take a look at the picture and put me out of my misery regarding it's origins?

Underpass ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359047#Comment_359047Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:22:12 -0500Rachæl TyrellThe Toxic Avenger? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359054#Comment_359054Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:56:53 -0500ChristopherAnother friend suggested that but it did seem so familiar from what felt like a comics related memory, some kind of EC art vibe going on, I wasn't sure. Possibly some kind of crossed nostalgia wires on my part.

Thanks, Guys ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359060#Comment_359060Wed, 09 Oct 2013 02:34:29 -0500Scrymgeour
Do you already have a job lined up? That's pretty cool if so, if you don't mind me asking what did you do previously? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359110#Comment_359110Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:01:41 -0500ChristopherMaybe, I'm also starting to wonder if it's a distorted memory of 'The Incredible Melting Man' artwork from a comic or magazine ad. There's still a nagging voice in the back of my mind that won't be convinced until I see the source image. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359205#Comment_359205Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:33:26 -0500trini_naenaeFor those of you who know how to do stuff on Etsy: can you do promo codes on Etsy? If that is not an option, what are the most successful types of promotions to motivate people to buy stuff? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359207#Comment_359207Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:23:57 -0500Ryan S Thomason
You can do all kinds of things with promo codes in etsy - there's a spiel on them at the bottom of the 'Your shop: xxxx' tag. The one thing that has been extremely comforting to find out, after being too busy to spend much real time on my own shop in about three months, is that page views and favourites have absolutely nothing to do with sales. You can increase your views and favourites by being active on the forums and jumping through various hoops, but I think the best way to get sales is to go outwith etsy and spread the word. Or find a real-life shop that sells something a bit like your own work. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359230#Comment_359230Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:40:18 -0500curbSo, winter's coming and I fancy upgrading my little chin brush into a full, mighty beard. I'm also a lazy man, so rather than shaving off my existing beard and starting from scratch, I'm hoping I can let the rest of my stubble merge into what's already there. Figure if I slowly trim the existing tuft at roughly the same pace as my stubble grows, I should end up with a nice even coating all over.

Will this succeed without me looking massively silly? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359245#Comment_359245Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:03:28 -0500Ryan S ThomasonYou could always sculpt this into a beautifully pointed beard once chin and stubble have been growing a few weeks. I'm not saying that this is necessarily a good plan... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359252#Comment_359252Wed, 16 Oct 2013 06:13:05 -0500JehrotFunnily enough I've just done exactly that. Happy to report that the blending process was painless and there was absolutely no need to get rid of my chin-thicket first.

I do look massively silly by default, though, so maybe I'm not the best person to be offering personal grooming tips.

*edited for evidence*

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359254#Comment_359254Wed, 16 Oct 2013 07:41:18 -0500Doc OcassiIf your concern on the growing of a beard, is how it may appear to others.

You Sir, are not approaching byssus cultivation with suitable esteem.;)

And, you look fine, Sir. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359259#Comment_359259Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:23:15 -0500curb... Buy damn are my cheeks itchy. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359445#Comment_359445Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:31:39 -0500OddcultI've picked up some work from those, but also run into a couple of outright scams and had some difficult and annoying clients.

They're worth trying, but keep your eyes open and always insist on a contract and don't make informal arrangements until someone's already paid you through the sites a couple of times. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359599#Comment_359599Wed, 30 Oct 2013 03:52:24 -0500roadscumI'd like to know the general consensus of opinion and whether there's any accepted wisdom here:

Would a broken neck kill a vampire, stop it for a bit or just slow it down and piss it off? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359603#Comment_359603Wed, 30 Oct 2013 06:51:50 -0500curbDepends, I guess. If the cause of the vampirism was viral, I reckon it would just stop it for a bit, then it'd heal up over a few hours, days (?)

A supernatural vampire would probably be slowed down for a bit, then fix itself within a few minutes, with lots of horrible cracking and clicking noises. Grinning an evil grin and staring straight at you while it did so. You'd need full decapitation and probably some kind of arcane ritual to kill it stone dead.

I'm intrigued as to why you want to know, now. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359604#Comment_359604Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:31:15 -0500Oddcult
An expert opinion on how to kill a vampire. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359611#Comment_359611Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:14:20 -0500roadscum@curb: That's more along the lines of what i was thinking. As to why, just a little idea i had, i'll let you know if it goes anywhere. Absolutely nothing to do with the state of the local traffic wardens or anything.

@Oddcult: But they must be real - i've seen 'em on the telly and the pictures an' everyfink... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359818#Comment_359818Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:15:00 -0600Warped SavantI'm highly considering going back to school (finally) to become an accountant. Does anyone on here have any experience with doing that? What was involved? I'm looking into it online right now myself, but also figured I'd ask on here just in case.Location: BC, Canada (because that seems to matter some.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359833#Comment_359833Tue, 05 Nov 2013 21:48:16 -0600allanaMy SO mentioned something about a well-paid course taught at H&R Block recently. It was evenings and you're basically guaranteed a job afterwards - I think because they only train just before tax season? See if you can Google it in your area. They're smart to capitalize on career-hoppers in this way. Can't answer to the operability of the credentials though.

ETA: My mistake, the training is NOT paid. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359837#Comment_359837Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:08:03 -0600glukkakeI am surrounded by accountants. My mother & father are them, in the US though, so I'm not sure if their experience is totally relevant? But from what I could tell from them & the younger people I know who became accountants, it has been the most straightforward and successful career path of obtain degree, get money. My mom is an accountant at a non-profit (comptroller, technically) on her bachelor's degree. My father is a CPA/has a masters and leads international tax departments (he works for one of the biggest advertising firms currently). Both have had fantastically secure careers with very good paychecks, so they're disappointed that I went into art and will never have money, heh.

I know at one point my mom did an H&R Block thing. You needed to have a minimal education in tax preparation and it's seasonal work. I believe she started there after completing college, but hated it - she said the money was too low for the work. They do offer a foundation course for tax preparations too, which I'm guessing is that you can basically train under them, then become one of their tax preparers, which is kind of cool. But I'm not sure on the upward mobility aside from inside H&R Block and then branching off to do personal taxes freelance. Everyone I know has gone to college for working at a company or eventually starting their own company. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359870#Comment_359870Thu, 07 Nov 2013 07:22:08 -0600VornaskottiHello. Okay, so how would one go around to getting into trying a bit of digital art, if one was very much a visual arts noobie, the previous experience being a handful of felt tip pen illustrations in the 90's? Would it be a total overkill to buy a drawing tablet, and if not, what would be the best one for a Mac user visual arts newbie, who is one level above sticking the stylus up his nose?

What I've wanted to start tinkering with for a long time is this style I don't know the name for, but it's fairly two dimensional, very clear shapes and colours, something you could create by cutting pieces out of different coloured paper. Highly stylised. Something a bit like this for example. That would be where I'd like to start, and it sounds like what I need is a nice easy to use vector illustration program.

So, the actual questions might be the following:

1) Is it stupid to skip the "analog" and start tinkering directly with digital tools? Should I try and become proficient with traditional stuff first?2) Should I get a drawing tablet, would it make the beginning easier or harder? Drawing with mouse feels somehow unintuitive.3) As for vector art, I do have Adobe Suite CS5 with Illustrator lying around, but is it a bit too heavy for a beginner? If so, what would be a better program to start with?4) Other programs, if I want to try out more traditional digital drawing or painting, what would you recommend? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359878#Comment_359878Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:54:09 -0600YskayaDrawing on paper and going to live sketching sessions/drawing 'plein air' is different from drawing from a 2d reference picture.

Sure you can skip analog, but why would you skip gaining experience?

Tutorialsctrl+paint and Proko show the basics of (digital) drawing and more

For just drawing without giving yourself the distraction of endlessly tinkering with the program options: Sketchbook Pro

If you're on an iPad 3 there's Procreate (the adobe photoshop but slimmed down experience.) Fyi the pressure sensitive pogo connect (you can draw like a cintiq on an iPad idea) is a bit of a dud. When it works it's nice but it tends to fall apart quickly and doesn't work with an iPad air :\ ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359882#Comment_359882Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:19:33 -0600Warped Savant@Glukkake -- It looks like it doesn't really matter where you're from and that an accountant can kind of work in any country. Having a secure job and good paycheques is a nice incentive, but do they both like what they do? Do they usually work a 9-5 type job and then get really crazy around tax season or is it usually fairly steady for both of them? (My understanding so far is that it depends on what type of accountant work you get in to.) Thanks for letting me know that it's worked well for people that recently started out in it. It's all a bit frightening to me.Are you able to ask anyone that went to school for it recently what they thought of the program they were in? (Difficulty, length of time, hours per week put in to it, that type of thing?) Anyone that I have access to took it all so long ago that a) it's completely different now and b) they don't remember. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359894#Comment_359894Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:01:31 -0600Jason A. QuestA while back I wrote this post, distilling what passed for my wisdom on the subject of getting start in digital art. I'd probably agree with most of it today, with updates.

Microsoft's recently renewed belief in the Tablet has resulted in a lot of better hardware becoming available, including the Surface and workalikes from Asus, Lenovo, etc. Or pick up a used TabletPC device from a few years ago and save a bunch of money (in exchange for weight and battery life). I've done quite a bit of work drawing on an old Lenovo Thinkpad X60 laptop/tablet.

Wacom stylus tablets are still the gold standard, but there are now more-affordable alternatives: Monoprice as a substitute for Intuos-style tablets, and Yiynova MSP-19U and MVP-22U as substitutes for Cintiq display-tablets.

With the various pressure-sensitive styluses that have been kludged for the iPad, it's now possible to use it for drawing, but I'd still go with a used Tablet PC running Windows 7 instead, because you can use Manga Studio and other mature full-featured Windows apps on them.

Speaking of which, Manga Studio has been overhauled with a new version that – for comics-making purposes – is a seriously viable alternative to both Photoshop and Illustrator, and has the advantage of being software-you-buy instead of software-you-rent. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359895#Comment_359895Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:39:24 -0600GreasemonkeyIf it's something you can realistically manage, save up the money for a Wacom. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359914#Comment_359914Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:22:49 -0600glukkakeMy parents love what they do - my mom retired early last year to try to spend time with her sister, who died shortly after, so she went right back to work because she was bored at home. Also case in point, in this economy, she's 64 and just got a job that I think is paying her more money than the one she retired from. My dad will work until they shove him out and he also does personal tax returns for a few people for extra money from home. They work 9-5 and then come the spring time are pretty busy with the tax season & audits. I think one of my mother's previous companies was audited every year just after April, so they had differing stress periods that kind of balanced out. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359923#Comment_359923Sat, 09 Nov 2013 08:02:56 -0600Eberhorn1. I don't know where, but somewhere, in a book, I guess, I read something about a... well, and there's the rub.

I don't know what to call it, really. Something like a shared/inherited consciousness/knowledge. Basically, the sentence that is stuck in my head goes like: "If anyone knows or ever knew the answer to your question, then the knowledge exists, and you know it, too, if you can just calm your mind enough to let yourself know it."I have spent literally days trying to recall where I read it, been through books and the internet, to no avail. If anyone knows what I am talking about, and maybe knows what that theory is "called" (other than "BS"), I'd be very grateful.

2. I need a word. A Verb. Something that describes how "sludge" moves. In the sense of "water flows, sludge ...XXX?"I actually need it in German, so that would be a totally awesome bonus, but anything helps at this point. "Oozes" doesn't fit. And "sludges" doesn't help.To explain, I'm trying to name a river that is so choked with trash that it doesn't really flow anymore. In German, "River" is "Fluss (Flow)" which is the noun from "fließen (flowing, like water)". So I want to to describe that sludgy river by naming it the noun from the verb that describes how sludge moves.

Now I'm confused.

Help? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359926#Comment_359926Sat, 09 Nov 2013 12:40:40 -0600Greasemonkey2) sich wälzen ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359927#Comment_359927Sat, 09 Nov 2013 14:02:31 -0600EberhornThe second is not exactly what I was looking for. Or maybe it is. I'm not sure, yet.

Stews, Percolates, Settles, Ferments, Festers ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359944#Comment_359944Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:07:20 -0600EberhornI'm eternally grateful for the effort, though. At the very least, it's inspiration. Maybe I'm thinking more along the lines of "spreading inexorably, slowly, maliciously..." Curiously enough, I did not find a word for THAT.

Checkout this dictionary and have an associative rump through the contents. Perhaps just find Dante's inferno in both English and German and check out the circles of hell translations for more inspiration? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359962#Comment_359962Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:05:54 -0600EberhornI thought about "swallowing" or "Maw", but that's not it.

What do you call sliding when it's really, really slow? Ponderous, but inevitable. Patient but unstoppable. And could you use that to describe the lumbering movement of an almost stagnant river?

If anyone remembers "the Blob", that old horror flick, and the slightly less old remake, how would you describe the Blob's movement? Or Lava? Or toxic sludge? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359965#Comment_359965Sun, 10 Nov 2013 16:09:44 -0600ClarkthehomunculusI've exhausted my search for a song, and I thought the learned people of WC could help. Music starts at 5:12:

I'm sure many are familiar with the show. I honestly think the "Late Show" episodes on season three of LOUIE wins television. Bar none the best thing the idiot box has ever produced.

Well, just wondering if anyone knows that haunting melody that happens every time there is criticism of Louie. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359973#Comment_359973Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:56:02 -0600VornaskottiPerfect, thank you - I hope I'll have something to show for this before the end of the year! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359974#Comment_359974Sun, 10 Nov 2013 22:01:50 -0600glukkake
per this: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/louie-louis-ck-music-soundtrack-365657 all the soundtrack is original scoring for the episodes. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359984#Comment_359984Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:14:29 -0600ClarkthehomunculusThanks. I saw that article, yet I didn't read it completely, just a skim. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359989#Comment_359989Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:19:04 -0600oldhatHey there,

I'd like to look in to making a point and click adventure game (think Day of the tentacle, etc.) but really have no idea on what's required in terms of what coding language I'd have to learn and so on. Can anyone point me in a direction of basics to learn before I start swimming in the deep end? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359995#Comment_359995Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:56:57 -0600FlabyoThis should be a question right up my alley, but it's been so long since I started learning to code that the way I did so is going to be utterly irrelevant now.

What sort of programming level are you at? The most common tool to point people at these days is Unity, but that's not going to teach you how to code, it just takes away the need to write *everything*. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=359996#Comment_359996Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:03:38 -0600oldhatSo it's pretty terrible.

A friend of mine suggested I look in to Udacity’s java and C++ tutorials and a game designer friend just recently suggested Adventure Game Studio, which apparently will teach me enough of the language to make a game without having to learn the whole language. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360001#Comment_360001Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:38:22 -0600VornaskottiHammering together even "just" a point and click adventure can be quite a task if you haven't coded much before, but I really recommend that you take a look at AGS. I've dicked about with it a bit in its earlier incarnation and currently it looks all kinds of awesome - actually thank you for bringing it back to my attention! :)

EDIT: Actually, dayum - I've played some of the games without realizing they were done with AGS. The last time I took a look at the systems was during the 5 Days a Stranger etc. times. Things, they have moved along a lot. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360013#Comment_360013Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:19:53 -0600VornaskottiA-yup, just remembered again why I never picked up the system properly... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360051#Comment_360051Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:10:55 -0600Littlepurplegothhelp? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360052#Comment_360052Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:22:07 -0600Warped SavantDoes television count? Abby (Pauley Perrette) from NCIS (Some on the show are really hers, some are fake, some of her real ones are covered up)

Man, it really is hard to find some...What are you looking for? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360101#Comment_360101Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:37 -0600Bombus Hortorus
Toyah in Jubilee? Not sure if it's a tattoo or makeup!The girl with the rabbit in the matrix ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360127#Comment_360127Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:52:40 -0600Steerpike
http://www.wewomen.com/celebrities/album897885/celebrities-with-tattoos-female-stars-with-ink-0.html#p1, among other links (yes, it's an annoying 'Now we have 40 pages to display ads on'-type site, and there are some singers and non-actresses as well).

Also, I now really really want to watch Jubilee again. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360195#Comment_360195Sun, 17 Nov 2013 00:14:35 -0600DavidLejeuneA while back I read a stunning takedown of Zack Snyder's adaptation of 300, as well as the whole myth of the 300 Spartans and the battle of Thermopylae, written by a fairly well known author. But I can't for the life of me remember who wrote it, or where it's located. I feel like it was somebody here who linked it. Anyone know what I'm talking about? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360196#Comment_360196Sun, 17 Nov 2013 02:29:32 -0600FlabyoKieron Gillen will know, try an ask on his tumblr. (He's in the middle of a comic series about the Spartans at the moment) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360197#Comment_360197Sun, 17 Nov 2013 02:44:30 -0600WoodWell there is this essay by David Brin, but I also remember reading another article specifically about the comparative roles of the Spartans and Themistocles when the movie came out, and that didn't mention Frank Miller so much... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360204#Comment_360204Sun, 17 Nov 2013 05:52:21 -0600Cat VincentReal:Tiffani Amber Thiessen in White Collar has an adorable little flower tatt on one shoulder.

Not real:Virginia Madsen had a back-piece done in the Yakuza revenge film Blue Tiger ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360205#Comment_360205Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:01:00 -0600Scrymgeour
I remember an interview with Snider saying that his goal was to focus on the mythologising of the hot gates story, rather than the facts, which is why he wanted to use Miller's comic, rather than the accounts by Herodotus et al. In fact in Herodotus' Histories, I recall that it only gets a small referenceXenophon has a pretty good work on Sparta from an Athenian's perspective if you are interested.A pretty good fictional piece in Thermopylae is the book "Gates of fire" by Steven Pressfield (who also wrote Bagger Vance oddly)I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your actual question though ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360213#Comment_360213Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:58:12 -0600DavidLejeuneIt's the Brin piece Wood linked. Thanks! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360248#Comment_360248Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:43:00 -0600EberhornSo, this is again for my novel. And this time, I might actually be making this up, but here goes.

You all probably know this joke (and I suck at telling jokes):

A man and a woman walk through a dark forest. The woman is shivering, looks scared, and doesn't want to go on. And the serial killer turns to her, and says: "What, you're scared now? I have to walk all the way back through this forest by myself..."

Seriously, it's kinda funny if somebody else tells it.

Anyway, for some reason I have this thought in my mind, about the Joker, THE comic book Joker, telling a variation of that joke (or maybe just a part of it), but about a man with a crowbar having to go all the way back by himself. Playing on his murder (at the time) of Jason Todd. I thought it might have been in the Grant Morrison run, but I just can't find it.

So, now I'm not sure if I'm just imagining it, or if it really was there.

Help? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360251#Comment_360251Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:49:12 -0600trini_naenaeSo, it's been a year since I started the attempt to sell art thing, and obviously I could be doing things much much better. I've noticed that a large percentage of the people who do fave my items are outside of the US, so international posting clearly should increase the chances of sales. Except when I look into international postage rates, I'm finding that I need MOAR INFO so I can hopefully mess up as little as possible on my first couple attempts. So is there any deep knowledge or research I should be doing?

Also, I've been using twitter (mostly) and tumblr to promote stuff/be social/etc and it seems to be a bit hit and miss (mostly miss). Like I've been posting about promo codes and discounts on twitter, but I'm not sure how much I should post about it while not becoming a spam monster. Is there some kind of general amount per time that seems to work best?

And last but not least, if trying to figure out WordPress is driving you crazy, where do you go for help? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360262#Comment_360262Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:12:16 -0600Rachæl TyrellYou might be thinking of the joke at the end of Killing Joke (written by Alan Moore). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360266#Comment_360266Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:13:32 -0600Kay OrchisonASK WHITECHAPEL -- the You Can Haz Help Now threadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360273#Comment_360273
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360273#Comment_360273Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:34:16 -0600YskayaFor figuring out WordPress if you want to DIY and are starting out:

Easy wp has a starter guide explaining the basics of website/blogging with a self hosted wordpress.

If you want to hire someone for wordpress, check your network for recommendations and make a list of what your site needs to do. Do you need a shop? <- self hosted shoppe is a great deal more involved than using an etsy. paypal costs, security etc.

Postage: costs of packing/wrapping, weight, shipping time, what to do/ who to call or mail when a package is lost. Some countries don't allow untreated wooden parts to be shipped, Russia wants you to get an export partner for electronics and demands an extensive manifest of what you are shipping. Find out if there are exemptions for the materials/object you will be shipping. The taxes that apply when shipping to another country. Insurance of your package. The time you take to prep for shipping. All of the above make up the added cost to ship to eu and beyond.

Socialbro checks your twitter to see the times when most of your followers are active.

Images with the object and it's discount-code work best in addition to textual tweet/tumblr.

Advertising in your twitter/tumblr/facebook 3-5 times is expected when it is a business account, as long as it's not the only content. Find related to your biz content to share as well : some more on how not/to ( just switch out graphic novel for art object. :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360290#Comment_360290Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:38:17 -0600Littlepurplegoth... that when I give a straight answer to a question and its not the 'correct' one from the point of view of others on the thread, that I'm going to get (internet) attacked and that I should just not go and be a voice of sanity and support in these places...

(head desk)

Must stay away from places that are domintated by certain sorts of very very very very very 'straight'/vanilla people.... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360291#Comment_360291Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:26:01 -0600Kay OrchisonFor rolling your own WP theme, I find Artisteer pretty useful. I still have to do a fair bit of hand coding to clean it up but as a method of fast-paced interface brainstorming it's great. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360357#Comment_360357Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:28:53 -0600EberhornNo, it's not that one. I seem (SEEM) to remember something like a hash-up page, with different things that happened in Batman's life, and the Joker's there, with a bloody crowbar in his hand, and he says like one line, something like "You're scared? I have to walk all the way back all alone with nothing but this crowbar..." ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360443#Comment_360443Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:18:35 -0600trini_naenaeThanks y'all. I'll be trying all of that in the near future and hopefully that will make a big difference! :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360754#Comment_360754Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:33:28 -0600Peter KellyIt was the Joker. I'm positive I've read that too. And it wouldn't be Morrison, as I've read very little of his run. Hate to be another person to say "I think" without the actual reference, but I'm fairly certain it was in Chuck Dixon's Nightwing. If I can find that run, I'll try to get you the specific issue # (joker popped up a couple of times, but not all the much) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360816#Comment_360816Sat, 07 Dec 2013 11:29:24 -0600EberhornI still haven't found it. Makes me crazy. But cheers for all the help, people :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360883#Comment_360883Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:16:34 -0600oldhatSo I'm at a point where I'm trying to reach out to publications and ask if they need a beer columnist. Many of them already have someone doing it, but I feel like I can bring some good game to the table.

...my problem is that I am absolute shit at cold calling/e-mailing and am not really sure what to do. Obviously, I'll introduce myself, say how long I've been doing this, and bring up all the credits I've had talking at festivals, appearing on TV etc... but when it gets to the part where I say "So...wanna hire me?" I fall short. Especially if a columnist is already there and I know I can't say "I can do a better job".

Any tips on how to go about this? Anything I should leave out or put in? Put up a few links of some quality posts (off the bat I'm definitely thinking the non-alcoholic beer one)? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360888#Comment_360888Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:01:29 -0600icelandbobHey peeps! this is actually slightly embarrassing as I should be able to do this without much thinking, but then I realised that it would probably be better to canvass opinions here

I have am Icelandic niece, who has just turned 14. she likes learning English, and I have to say that her level of comprehension is astounding. We actually ahve some rather good chats between the two of us. I thought that it would be a good idea for us to get her a graphic novel for Xmas. The house is full of cartoon anthologies in English (Tintin, Calvin & Hobbes), but she's not really into superheroes or similar things (so no transmetropolitan then... until she's 16!).

So here's the question - What would be a good graphic novel to get a 14 year old girls who is good in Enlgish, but for whom it's not the native language? I thought about something like Persepolis but maybe the themes are a bit too out of her reach. what do y'all think? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360890#Comment_360890Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:22:23 -0600glukkakeGenerally, the way that I like to approach publications asking them for something (publishing my press release or asking them to pay me to contribute to them) is to make sure that I have a good paragraph at the beginning that includes why I'm reaching out specifically to them. Most everything else can be a quick copy/paste job, but that introductory paragraph that shows that I've read their work, like what they're doing, and feel that I can fit in because of "things we have in common, things I write about that you like, etc" really helps.

It also makes them have to think less about how they're going to cram you into their syndication. Being like, "I see you're doing "this" and it's great, but I want to write about "this" which hasn't been covered yet and I can see you audience would really enjoy" so it's just a yes/no for writing about what you wanted to do. And it shows you've done your research into them and are thinking about how to benefit them (while also getting paid).

So my stuff is generally structured:

1-2 sentences explaining who I am. (copy/paste)

3-4 sentences explaining what I love about them & how I think we'd be a good mix together. (original text only)

What I want from them. (mostly copy/paste, can be touched up if there's something specific besides "let me write for you")

The full self-promo of who I am, what I'm showcasing, what awards I've received/publications I've been in. (copy/paste)

Jovial exit. (copy/paste)

-Full contact info & links to personal site. (copy/paste)

That way it's a combination of quick pastings but with the touch of sincerity that gives me a reason to be excited about reaching out to them and hope that they feel the same way back. If I can't get excited about reaching out to them, I know we wouldn't have a good professional relationship anyways and don't waste either of our times.

Of your articles, I think the non-alcoholic one is definitely great, plus make sure that you put anything involving big names that they'll recognize off the bat - especially mainstream things that can show you can grow their audience and you won't be just writing for the same people they already have hooked - and whichever post has gotten you the most hits/comments/interest. Also, since you take photos, be sure to include one that has the best spread. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360895#Comment_360895Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:01:36 -0600oldhat@glukkake,

Wow, that is incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!

If it's a publication that already has a person doing what I'm offering, how to I approach that? Just completely ignore that and let my work do the talking? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360899#Comment_360899Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:33:23 -0600YskayaHi icelandbob,

I've selected as much variety in style and story telling as possible. Light romance, cartoon violence but no 16+ material.

Widdershins ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360903#Comment_360903Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:46:13 -0600Warped SavantHereville: How Mirka got her Sword by Barry Deutsch. (A fun story about a little Jewish girl who goes off to slay a dragon, meets a troll, has an epic fight with a pig, and other wonderfully fun things. Highly suggest you look into this for her, I think it would be highly appropriate. There are so Hebrew words in it but it has the definitions and small footnotes.)

I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly& J. M. Ken Niimura. (Deals with bullying and trauma so it might not quite be appropriate... I would have to read it again, but I remember thinking it would be good for teenagers.)

Little White Mouse by Paul Sizer. (Fun, big story about a teenage girl in the future that gets lost in space and is finding her way home. Again, I remember thinking it would be good for teenagers when I read it but it's been awhile so hopefully my memory serves me right.)

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughan & Niko Henrichon. (Great story about a pride of lions after a bombing in Baghdad. Very heavy book though; deals with the death of a loved one.

Scary Godmother by Jill Thomson. (She might be a little too old for this, but it's entertaining stories with great art. My wife loves it.)

I'll think on this some more... but Hereville is my number one suggestion.And Bone.

And maybe Locke & Key but that may be too graphic... actually, yeah, it really probably is... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360921#Comment_360921Tue, 10 Dec 2013 12:26:11 -0600Scrymgeour
I work as an educator for a spirits company, and I'd like to say that the beverage industry is insanely nepotistic and cliquey, I would suggest getting to know the people who write the columns, and to try to get a job working for a brewery / brand etc. to become part of the local network. In the UK most drinks writers are ex brand ambassadors/ bartenders/ sommeliers ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360923#Comment_360923Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:42:04 -0600oldhatI guess I don't really give off the impression that I do much within the local network of the beer industry, so I'll explain a bit.

Yes, I do. I know all the columnists because we're all on the same press list and hang out frequently both at events and privately for lunch/dinner/pints. Likewise with folks at breweries and bars. In the nearly three years I've been doing this, I've done, I think, a pretty good job of getting a respectable reputation within the industry. Not just with getting to know people, but also of getting my name out enough to be a feature on TV, radio, newspapers, and events (which I either speak at or judge).

I've attempted to get a job in a brewery, but the Ontario beer scene is quite different than the UK in that all our local breweries are still pretty small and, for the most part, bare bones. More often than not when I would apply to work in the marketing department, the main branch where I can say with confidence that I would be a perfect fit, I would be told that the position was already filled by the brewmaster's wife, who doesn't get paid very much. And even then, after a lot of thinking about it, I decided that I like being a Beer Writer. Unlike in the UK, our writers didn't start out in the industry.

tl;dr, thanks for the suggestion, but those fields are already pretty well covered. :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360925#Comment_360925Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:38:38 -0600glukkakeI think it's best not to address it aggressively. You don't ever want to insult their writer and say you'll be doing a better job, but likewise, you can't ignore the fact that they have a writer established. I'd just focus on what you would be adding to the site and frame it as continuing the coverage they're doing. You're not necessarily trying to replace their writer (as far as they should be aware, heh) just expanding their market to include your journalism. Team player and all. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=360932#Comment_360932Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:30:52 -0600dorkmuffinOoooh, Glu's advice is great.

... I don't have anything helpful to add, except try to imbue whatever you do with as much of your personality as possible while still maintaining a sense of professionalism. You need to convince them that you're awesome. I mean, we all believe that (obviously), but I know from experience that it's pretty mega-weird to talk oneself up when one has a touch of the ol' impostor syndrome.

Just remember: you got this, you're awesome, and there's no one like you.

If you ever feel squicky or like you're being self-aggrandizing, just get in touch with one of us and we'll remind you that you're a pretty special lady. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361045#Comment_361045Mon, 16 Dec 2013 03:58:27 -0600Littlepurplegothcan anyone work their brain or ravelry better than I can? (I asked on ravelry but, yeah that...). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361046#Comment_361046Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:46:34 -0600YskayaPerhaps not an iOS app, but a webapplication? knitPro ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361470#Comment_361470Wed, 01 Jan 2014 22:08:52 -0600Rachæl TyrellASK WHITECHAPEL -- the You Can Haz Help Now threadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361471#Comment_361471
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361471#Comment_361471Wed, 01 Jan 2014 22:42:34 -0600glukkakea bouquet of comfy yet fashionable socks? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361473#Comment_361473Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:31:06 -0600curbSomething she can pamper herself with - maybe some nice soaps or shampoo, some handcream, or something else that smells good? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361476#Comment_361476Thu, 02 Jan 2014 03:40:01 -0600Kay OrchisonSome sort of favourite non-proscribed food that she nonetheless can't get hold of in there. It's the single worst thing about hospital stays, over and above the noise, the lack of privacy and the lack of sleep - the institutional food. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361490#Comment_361490Thu, 02 Jan 2014 10:09:31 -0600Rachæl TyrellI should have been more specific; sorry. I mean to ask for online places that would deliver gifts that are #coolerthanflowers, not just things I can mail myself. I've been looking, but aside from a fruit basket, expensive cheese, or stuffed animals, I can't seem to find anything cool. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361501#Comment_361501Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:51:02 -0600Jason A. Quest
#coolerthanflowers

Pizza places with online ordering? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361509#Comment_361509Thu, 02 Jan 2014 20:45:08 -0600rough nightWhat about fresh fruit? If she has any way to keep it fresh, there are lots of options, but even if she doesn't, oranges or apples keep easily and would help make the room smell nice. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361549#Comment_361549Fri, 03 Jan 2014 12:57:32 -0600hankA couple of good books? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361950#Comment_361950Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:29:52 -0600oldhatBody Glide. Unscented and oil-free. Works like a freakin' charm. Even treats areas that already have friction burn.

Just thought I'd share that in case other people were having trouble with that. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361956#Comment_361956Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:48:27 -0600WoodHow do I stop my cat from scratching at the door ?

She's a half-feral creature, born in the wild (in the garden) and doesn't meow much. The only way she knows to get my attention so that I will let her in is to scratch at the door. I tried using a repellent marketed "for outside use" on the door but it doesn't really stop her.

Any ideas ?

Note that when she's inside and wants to be let out, she's perfectly capable of meowing. She never scratches at the door from inside, or at anything else. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361959#Comment_361959Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:12:05 -0600FlabyoYou might have to bite the bullet and get a pet door... (assuming this is the external property door we're talking about?)

Could stick something onto the door where she wants to scratch that has a texture she won't like, but finding a material she doesn't like touching might take some time.

Cats are *really* hard to train out of a habit once they're adults... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361988#Comment_361988Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:01:53 -0600Wood@Flabyo I would if I could but...

I don't think it's possible on a door like that ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=361989#Comment_361989Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:50:44 -0600curbI wonder if the scratching is solely for your attention? If she's only doing it when he's outside, could it be as a territorial marking to warn off other cats? If so, maybe you can see about discouraging them from coming into your garden. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362010#Comment_362010Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:30:07 -0600oldhatBut maaaaaaybe the Ask thread isn't the place for this, aye? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362222#Comment_362222Thu, 23 Jan 2014 02:40:28 -0600VornaskottiIt's a pretty open ended question, but JavaScript… in web development, what should you do with it, ie. what's it the best use for it these days, and what should you definitely NOT do with JS? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362233#Comment_362233Thu, 23 Jan 2014 09:26:01 -0600allanaYou should probs learn jQuery with it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362235#Comment_362235Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:12:31 -0600FlxzrThe current trend seems to be to use javascript for pretty much everything, and your back-end webserver is just there to provide some static files, like your html and javascript, and some REST web services. If you're still generating your pages in the server then you're a square. (unless, of course, you're doing it so that search engines can crawl your site, that's still OK.

Well, that came across a little more sarky than I intended, but that's basically it. Web services to serve up your data in machine readable format and javascript to display and manipulate the data. One of the great things about it is that you can pretty much write an app that people can run on their desktop or their phone or whatever, and with some fiddling it can act just like a native app on phones.

Of course node.js lets you use javascript in the server-end as well, and it's pretty damn fast too, but I'm not sure it's the best option.

So, really, you can use it exclusively, and plenty of folk are. As Allana said, though, you probably want to learn jQuery if you're going to do anything beyond the simplest of stuff. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362237#Comment_362237Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:36:51 -0600VornaskottiRoger, thanks people. As a clarification, should've been more explicit about this - this is for a situation where someone who's proficient in web design wants to learn web coding for job hunting purposes, and big part of the question is what would be the most shit hot combo of JavaScript skills to hit on the table in an interview or a CV. jQuery does pop up a lot, it seems. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362243#Comment_362243Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:57:11 -0600FlxzrThe current buzzwordy kind of things seem to be:

jQuery (pretty much essential, it makes the basics MUCH easier)REST web services (this can take a little bit to get your head round, but for the javascript application type of thing it's beginning to look essential.)

jQueryUI (I've never really used this as it always seemed to me rather like it's for building cookie-cutter front-ends, but it seems to get a lot of love)backbone.js (this ties in with REST, it's not essential, but it seems very popular, or at least kind of buzzwordy)functional programming (Javascript is (to some degree) a functional programming language, (as opposed to procedural or object oriented) but barely anyone really understands it so it might be worth doing some reading on it.)

I'm not really a web developer, so take all the above with a grain of salt. I do do some development in my work and I've been reading up on it recently and the things above are what often came up. Them and NoSQL databases, but if your friend's looking into web browser coding then maybe they can skip the back-end stuff. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362543#Comment_362543Sat, 01 Feb 2014 18:57:42 -0600Paul SizerThanks for the nice call out for LITTLE WHITE MOUSE, Warped Savant. It's rated for 10+, but I'd say it's perfect for a 14 year old girl. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362584#Comment_362584Sun, 02 Feb 2014 16:57:08 -0600GreasemonkeySo I'm considering buying an art projector. I have a fuckload of digital paintings that I'd like to render onto canvas, but my usual (extremely autistic) process is slow to the point where this would take me several lifetimes, and said projector would allow me to bypass the usual dozens of layers of underpainting that consume so much of my creative time and energy. My question is this: is a projector just a crutch for the less talented, that encourages laziness and prevents the maturation of well developed skills, or is it merely another useful tool for saving time? Thoughts?

[Addendum: I've been discussing this on FaceBook with people more knowledgeable than myself (thank you Glukkake, Mike Rooth and Richard Pace, I owe you all beer) and have decided to proceed with the purchase. However, I'm still interested in your opinions, you brilliant denizens of Whitechapel.] ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362591#Comment_362591Sun, 02 Feb 2014 22:04:44 -0600Kay OrchisonThere are no rules, man. It's art. If you find it works for you then do it. Just look at the results with cold eyes and if, when you're totally truthful with yourself, it DOESN'T fly, then sell the thing and chalk it up as a failed experiment. You are the only person who knows what you want to see.

Good luck. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362593#Comment_362593Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:53:48 -0600NygaardNo worries, I think. What I always got told is that when exploring a subject, trying to learn something new, using stuff like that is a deadly sin and a cowardly cheating crutch which will consign you to art hell where weeping clowns and little dogs will gnaw at your genitals forever. For actually finishing a real work, using subjects and techniques you're familiar with, it's just fine. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362594#Comment_362594Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:37:19 -0600GreasemonkeyIt always pissed me off when I went to the Archibald exhibition, and the whole thing would be overrun with gigantic, soulless projector portraits. Sure, I can see every exquisitely rendered pore in Gough Whitlam's face, but he looks like a leathery Ken doll. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362604#Comment_362604Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:25:45 -0600Jason A. QuestIt's a tool, and it depends on how you're using it.

Yesterday I did a drawing of the Spectre executing judgment on Vladimir Putin for his crimes against homomanity. To draw Putin, I took a photo off the internet and traced it. I admit this openly because a) I know I could've drawn it freehand using a photo as reference (I just didn't want to take the time to prove it), 2) doing a likeness of Putin wasn't the central creative point of the illustration, 3) I didn't just trace him, I caricatured him a bit, changed his expression, and freehanded his upper body struggling to get free before he was shoved into the Anus of Vengeance. It was just a tool, used in the service of a creative endeavor. I consider that completely legit.

UPDATE: It's posted here. NSFW. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362610#Comment_362610Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:34:42 -0600Ryan S ThomasonHockney would argue that using a projector is fair enough ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362615#Comment_362615Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:54:25 -0600GreasemonkeyA friend sent me this link to a company that manufactures an authentic camera lucidia from modern materials.

So I bought the Art O Graph Tracer projector ($55 at Curry's), which promises "up to 14x enlargement' on its packaging. Testing it just now; the 100W bulb is fine for illuminating canvases up to about 16" high, but is way too feeble for use with the 3'x4' size that is my stock in trade. Can anyone recommend something with more wattage, that won't cost me a fortune? What about digital projectors?

(The Art O Graph also gets ridiculously hot, and burned my source copy within five minutes. I can tool up a cooling fan from parts in my workshop, but I don't recommend this model to anybody.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362627#Comment_362627Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:24:35 -0600Nygaard
was it this one? It does look neat, though I'm uncertain how useful it would actually be. But I'm kicking myself for not getting in on the kickstarter when I had the chance. Still no international shipping, I see. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362639#Comment_362639Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:29:06 -0600MrMonkI'm adapting a bit of dialogue, and I want to use a word that I often heard (I think I heard it) during my childhood. Everyone I've asked says they never heard of it, including some who I could swear used it often.

Phonetically, it's "mish-gum-broo-ie". It's used emphatically for an object or situation that's confused, thrown together, "every which way", no apparent sense or organization to it, cluster-fucked. "How the hell should I know what's happening? It's all mish-gum-broo-ie." ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362640#Comment_362640Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:31:47 -0600Greasemonkey@Jason - I've been working in a darkened room with the Art O Graph, and it's adequate for small formats when I use a compact flourescent bulb to keep the heat down. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362648#Comment_362648Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:24:05 -0600Jason A. QuestThis is a longshot, but any chance the word was "discombobulated"? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362748#Comment_362748Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:44:45 -0600dorkmuffinSo I'm looking for this documentary: The Living Museum by Jessica Yu for HBO Documentaries

Hasn't been released on video to my knowledge...Gary HandmanDirectorMedia Resources CenterMoffitt Library

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362752#Comment_362752Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:50:45 -0600MrMonkI found out today that it's Italian slang. Possibly Neapolitan, or from the rural areas nearby. It means anything from "a mess" to "completely fucked up", depending on context. Don't know how to spell it; it might never have been written down. I was told that I would definitely not find it in a dictionary. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362754#Comment_362754Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:50:07 -0600GreasemonkeySomeone posted a video on FaceBook of Drew Struzan demonstrating his projector rig and explaining what a huge timesaver projectors are for the professional artist. Been experimenting with the Art O Graph for a couple of days, brilliant results. Buying a much larger digital projector next week. Call me a convert. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362807#Comment_362807Sat, 08 Feb 2014 07:05:21 -0600Warped SavantSo, my cat has pretty much completely stripped her scratching post down to nothing. The carpet's still there but it's so tattered now that there's almost nothing for her to grab on to.Does anyone know if you can re-surface them or should I just toss it and get a new one? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362810#Comment_362810Sat, 08 Feb 2014 08:25:21 -0600FlabyoI'd assume you could just get some coarse rope from a DIY place and re-wrap it. Probably worth checking to see if there's anything toxic to cats about that. I'd give your vet a call and ask... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362812#Comment_362812Sat, 08 Feb 2014 09:13:54 -0600Scrymgeour
Found out yesterday that Caneletto used a camera obscura to create all of his paintings ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362817#Comment_362817Sat, 08 Feb 2014 12:36:23 -0600GreasemonkeyI make custom scratching posts and climbers for my cats. It's extremely easy. Build up the frame from cheap lumber, tack on whatever carpet offcuts you can get your hands on. In the case of your post that needs resurfacing, use a linoleum knife to strip off the old cover, then re-cover the post with carpet. You can buy a huge box of tacks for about five bucks at Home Depot, ask around for the carpet offcuts. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362885#Comment_362885Tue, 11 Feb 2014 06:07:19 -0600roadscumI'm thinking about putting together a little narrative thing involving some of my pictures, sort of like a photoblog type thingy. I had planned to put it up on my 'Articles' page over at the quiet little internet backwater that is ipernity, however one of the pictures i intend to use has since gone ballistic over at Flickr and i'm wondering if including a link to a rival photo site might be a little - ahem - undiplomatic. Then again, diplomacy has never been one of my strong points. Also ipernity is a quiet little internet backwater...

So, should i stick with ipernity or is there a better place for my pictures, words and random punctuation? Bearing in mind i am not all that clever with the internet and need something as simple to use as i am minded, does anyone have any suggestions? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362887#Comment_362887Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:41:47 -0600allana
Maybe you should look into hacking an alternative. 500px has a 'stories' function but it takes ten photos max. What about storify or something like that? Another thing you can do is set up an IFTTT. they're basically automated posting systems, so like if you upload an image to ipernity it'll automatically post the same thing to flickr. Less labor for more visibility. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362897#Comment_362897Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:38:43 -0600256@scrymgeour - David Hockney has a book (I think it's called "Secret Knowledge") about how the old masters (including specifically Canaletto) used image-forming mirrors and lenses in their process. Also digs into the way that projected/photographic images have shaped our way of looking at the world - I'd really recommend it to anyone who's interested in looking below the surface of art or photography. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362902#Comment_362902Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:01:42 -0600Steerpike@razrangel I haven't played with it, but a friend uses Cowbird.

They talk more about how they actually freaking work here. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362914#Comment_362914Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:34:14 -0600allana

Cowbird looks interesting but a little cheesy. I imagine it will get used most for wedding stories and people who wrote long-form journalism that no one wanted to publish. It'd be useful if it was a platform you could mask with your own domain, or something ..... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362920#Comment_362920Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:57:22 -0600GreasemonkeySo I'm sketching out the elements for a large canvas, which is something I don't normally do. Is it going to dirty up the acrylics too much if I paint over the top of the pencil lines (2B), or should I erase the pencils and paint the guides in with watered acrylics? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362924#Comment_362924Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:10:55 -0600dorkmuffinIt likely will dirty the acrylics a little bit, but you could always try putting a layer of a clear acrylic medium over it if you want. If you use enough paint it shouldn't dirty up the acrylics tooooo much.

If I were you I'd blot over the pencil lines with a kneaded eraser to lift excess graphite and then go from there. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362926#Comment_362926Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:46:16 -0600GreasemonkeyThanks! Hadn't thought of eraser-blotting the loose graphite. I'll give it a whirl. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=362929#Comment_362929Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:56:20 -0600GreasemonkeyThe kneadable eraser did the trick, now I'm off to do some underpainting :-D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=363017#Comment_363017Sat, 15 Feb 2014 23:27:32 -0600glukkakeI'm a little late but:

When I used to paint portraits, I always used prismacolor col-erase coloured erasable pencils in warm colours similar to what I'd be painting on top. A brick-red line blended into skin tones a lot easier than a harsh grey one. Also, depending on how tight i wanted to get my underdrawing to be, it was just easier to start with red or non-photo blue, then use darker coloured pencils (or straight up graphite) to tighten it up. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=363022#Comment_363022Sun, 16 Feb 2014 02:59:10 -0600GreasemonkeyThanks! I hadn't thought of using coloured pencils - - will give that a whirl on my next project! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364172#Comment_364172Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:57:48 -0500Steve Toase

This is a bit of a long shot. In 2005 I went to the national gallery in Prague. There was an exhibit there that was a tree in a Perspex box, still covered in leaves but left to rot. The image stayed with me and I'd really like to find out the artist. I've tried looking on the website, but had no luck. Can anyone help with the name of the artist.

The piece was full size. The tree almost looked still alive, with the floor of the box covered in mouldy leaf litter. It's directly inspired one story and lurks behind a lot of my other work, but I never took the time to note down the artist, or the name of the piece, at the time. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364302#Comment_364302Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:52:21 -0500Rachæl TyrellMy fellow and I will eat the same meal, but food smell seems to stay with him for hours and hours. Brushing his teeth ends up only a temporary fix, and gnarly food breath returns soon after.He doesn't get tonsil stones or anything. He does have Tourette's so his body is always running fast; high blood pressure, high body temperature, etc, so maybe this has something to do with it? I'm trying to find a solution. Do some people just have more food-absorptive mouths? We both have had a ridiculous number of cavities, but his were filled long ago, and mercury, while mine are the updated white kind, so maybe that is the culprit? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364305#Comment_364305Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:41:54 -0500trini_naenaeOne thing I've noticed (and learned from customers) is that brushing/flowing/mouthwash is good, but mouthwash needs to be fluoride without alcohol in it, because alcohol kills good germs and increases bad breath. Otherwise, I'm not that clever. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364310#Comment_364310Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:51:08 -0500curbSadly, I have this exact same problem. I have irritable bowel syndrome and frankly my whole digestive system is pretty shot, so I've always put it down to things not digesting as quickly or efficiently as they do for my partner. Does your fellow have any digestive problems that might be the cause? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364315#Comment_364315Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:49:07 -0500dorkmuffinReflux can be a problem. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364327#Comment_364327Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:32:55 -0500Rachæl TyrellHis theory is that his esophagus stays more open or something. His Tourette's causes him to crunch his abdomen down/in repeatedly, which musses with his digestion I think. So maybe he's just pushing everything towards the nearest exit?

@trini: no alcohol. Cool, thanks for the advice!

@dorkmuffin: His constant flexing might be causing reflux. Hmmmm....

@curb : do you find that antacids or activated charcoal or milk or anything improves this issue? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364345#Comment_364345Sat, 05 Apr 2014 14:46:15 -0500Kay OrchisonProbiotics. The only thing likely to work. His gut flora is not right. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364376#Comment_364376Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:05:47 -0500Rachæl TyrellThanks Kay & curb! I've started a yogurt regimen for him. He mentioned that he does have recurrent acidic stomach, so hopefully this will be the answer! Thanks everyone! For the record, I totally did google this a lot, and all I found was mouth advice. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364377#Comment_364377Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:44:52 -0500Rachæl TyrellOk, I've got another one, kinda. My facebook page is being trolled by a cousin of my father's; a dude in his early 60's who lives in Arizona, and watches FOX NEWS. He picks fights, like a true troll, by being condescending and pretty much a dick. While he is a bit more extreme and vocal than my more immediate Fox family, he is a pretty accurate example of how my relatives think, and their opinions of me. To block him would, in effect, be telling him to shut up, which I find rude. I welcome debate, because I like to have my own views challenged and possibly come to new understandings.

Also, I find this kind of situation an opportunity - so that this man might, after enough examples, start to not see the political world as Us vs Them, or whatever easily defined roles he clearly has for people of a less conservative bent. It's somewhat a challenge, but I like the idea that I might find sources of information that he would respect to allow him to rethink some of his views. Being a dick in kind won't do anything productive, y'know?

So, first of all, if any of you know of news sources that FOX NEWS people respect aside from Fox News, or a good site that refutes crazy conservative claims with non-partisan sources, that would be FABULOUS.

Second of all, for those of you who might witness these things on my FB page, please don't insult him or condescend or sink to his level in any other way (or any other family member who might pop up). It's really important to me to be an example as how a person can communicate with others and not get nasty when politics collide, as crappy as the other might be, no matter how much they bait me.

Thanks, guys! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364382#Comment_364382Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:07:43 -0500Warped SavantSome people have their opinions and they won't change. I'm not saying that he's one of those people but I highly, highly suspect he is. In reading this man's comments he comes across as someone that has made up his mind about something before actually reading what's being said and is so used to arguing (debating as he calls it) with people that he is constantly looking for ways to make what people say all about him.I also get the impression that he tries to goad people into getting mad that way he can feel as if he's "won" the argument.

I understand why you want to try to get him to see things from a different point of view but honestly, I'd be amazed if it were to ever happen. People won't change unless they want to and he seems very set in his thinking. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364383#Comment_364383Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:15:29 -0500GreasemonkeyAnyone who has to tell people how well read he is . . . . isn't. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364384#Comment_364384Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:41:12 -0500oldhatThere's making an opposing point and then there's making an opposing point while being a dick about it. Once he went in to personal attacks he crossed that line and I'm in favour of giving him the boot and telling him to shut up. It's not a matter of rudeness, it's that you and he should be well above this shit.

And honestly, the time spent thinking on how to change his mind could be spent on more worthwhile things (a new project, say). He's an annoying tumor. Cut him off and move on. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364401#Comment_364401Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:00:54 -0500Rachæl TyrellThank you so much for being so supportive, guys! My internet friends really do help me keep my chin up when dealing with my family. You are all likely right about your opinions of him, and it's nice to see that I'm not just being hypersensitive.

That being said, I didn't ask for help in how I should handle my cousin.

I know how I'd like to handle him, and that's to kill him with kindness and logic. No, he might not deserve it, but it's the principle. I might possibly spend that effort on things that you'd find a better use of my time, but honestly, I feel that being open and not simply excluding people who are bitter and harsh is worth my time. I might not change his mind, but I've a real spectrum of political beliefs of those that follow my facebook feed, and I'd like to be an example of how LIBERAL vs CONSERVATIVE doesn't have to be so adversarial, and that we all have a different perspective. I've a lot of family that I suspect are quietly watching this unfold, and if he's going to be so unkind, then let him hang himself and show his true colors. I might show others that we can't all be so pigeon-holed. I feel that the US is being destroyed by division. You don't have to agree with me, but that's how I prefer to handle things, especially when it comes to family members.

What I did ask for help for is for those of you who witness his madness on my facebook page to not let him bait you to stoop to his level, and for some right-respected news sources I could use to rebut his claims if/when he returns. So again, if you've any ideas for reputable sources, do let me know!

PS. I did email my father and directed him to the discussions involving Fred. My family is very hierarchical. I am trying to avoid ANOTHER incident when a member of my family does something crappy to me online and then the retaliation by others ends up painting me as the rude one. My stepmother and half siblings have unfriended and/or blocked me on FB without explanation, and I do not want be even slightly be seen as similar. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364407#Comment_364407Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:51:54 -0500dorkmuffinSeems to me that people had some pretty sound advice. Not engaging is the best way to win here. You're not going to change his mind, the same way he's unlikely to change yours.

If you're looking for right-respected news sources, you may be asking the wrong crowd—I could give you a few but most of them are behind pay walls, and can easily be dismissed by a person who isn't interested in hearing what they have to say.

You're barking up the wrong tree, and attempting to engage in conversation with someone who seems to have so clearly established that he's out to troll is not going to end well. He doesn't care about your feelings, he doesn't care what you have to say, and even if you post a news site he respects he will dismiss it as something you, with your liberal agenda, have cherry-picked without looking at all the facts.

Please refer back to the first and most important lesson of interacting with people on the internet:

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364408#Comment_364408Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:05:30 -0500VornaskottiOkay, I need to buy some flights to a slightly obscure location, from Helsinki to Zadar/Croatia, October 5th there and October 10th back. I can type "cheap flights" in Google and find all these price comparison things, but now I'm wondering - does someone have experience on booking flights and general trends in that. That place doesn't seem to be a holiday location as such, so are flights bound to get cheaper or more expensive as time passes. Should I hold on and look for a windfall of a suddenly cheap flight that doesn't have a 23 hour layover in Arsloch Germany (as many I found do). What I'm maybe asking is the basic… ecosystem of international flights. How much can prices drop, does it pay to wait and hunt and look for a good chance, or just get whatever you can as early as you can? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364438#Comment_364438Thu, 10 Apr 2014 04:52:24 -0500Jason A. QuestIf you intend to feed the troll, you'll need to use a spoon. You can't direct him to Snopes or Politifact to make the point to him, because those are part of the Librul C'spiracy. Instead, look up those sites' original sources and point him to them. If he has an actual political philosophy he subscribes to (not just parroting whatever he hears on Fear and Loathing News), try to frame argument in terms of its principles. For example, if "government is taking over our lives" then county bureaucrats shouldn't be deciding who a person can marry, or if "this is a Christian nation" then we're commanded by Jesus to care for the sick and the poor. Quotes from Jesus, Reagan, Goldwater, Eisenhower (all of whom were raving liberals by Fox standards) sometimes work. Seek out supporting arguments from old-school conservatives/libertarians whose intellectualism sometimes places them at odds with the political right wing (e.g. P.J. O'Roarke, Andrew Sullivan, David Frum, David Brooks, George Will on a good day). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364451#Comment_364451Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:49:35 -0500Rachæl TyrellAwesome! Thank you so very much for those suggestions. I will look those people up, as I'm unfamiliar with many of them. As I'd mentioned, I'm not sure I'll do a thing to convince the one cousin in particular, but I've a broad spectrum of people on my facebook feed, not to mention a host of right leaning family members that I suspect are watching this all unfold. The idea that we can discuss these things, regardless of some sweeping conversion, is important to me to present to others. :D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364483#Comment_364483Sat, 12 Apr 2014 10:32:51 -0500Bombus HortorusFor what it's worth, I think you showed amazing restraint with that guy, and in doing so served to highlight even more his cringeworthy, and really pathetic pettiness. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364521#Comment_364521Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:59:26 -0500Rachæl TyrellThank you JP! Yeah, that was a bit of my incentive as well. Let the man hang himself with his bitterness! Why help it along?

(I mentioned it to my Dad via email, and directed him to the conversations with Fred. He saw no fault in Fred's words. Figures.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364626#Comment_364626Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:52:19 -0500GreasemonkeyMy apartment is getting clogged with stacked paintings, and we're going to be moving in a couple of months. I need to sell a bunch of art fairly soon, but have had no luck getting into the local galleries (most of which seem to focus solely on terrible mass-produced motel art). Should I look for a local auction house, try my luck on Ebay or Craigslist, or try to get into a group show or craft fair? I know my stuff is good, but it's hard to find a decent venue where I can exhibit to potential buyers. Any help will be much appreciated. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364627#Comment_364627Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:07:29 -0500Kay OrchisonSomething that works surprisingly well for me is joining a group show in an ARI and then posting pictures of my work on Facebook with the news I'm in a show and here is my work. I've sold pretty well everything I've put on the wall three times now using this technique. That said, most of my new work is very small and I sell it framed, meaning people don't have to put any thought into how and where to hang it.

At solo shows where the works are larger, I find it harder to sell. I never LOSE money but I make no more from a solo show with its months of preparation, publicity and stress than I do from a group show where the burden is shared. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364649#Comment_364649Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:45:23 -0500GreasemonkeyCheers - a group show might be just what I need. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364676#Comment_364676Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:10:04 -0500Steve ToaseFor my novel I'm researching buildings that are extremely physically dominant of the cities/areas they're in. I'm thinking more government buildings, hotels etc than hangers. Not necessarily the tallest, but those with presence. My initial Google trawl came up with the Merchandise Mart building in Chicago and the De Rotterdam on Rotterdam's Maas river, but I wondered if people had other examples. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364681#Comment_364681Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:38:01 -0500Jason A. Questhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_Tower ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364692#Comment_364692Wed, 23 Apr 2014 00:09:57 -0500Flabyo
The Telegraph thinks these are the worlds 30 ugliest buildings. I'm not sure I agree with most of them, but they certainly are striking.

The City of London doesn't really have any one thing that dominates despite there being lots of tall towers. There's a rule that no building is allowed to obstruct the sight lines towards St. Paul's Cathedral so you have lots of tower blocks that seem to be trying to lean out of the way. I guess St. Paul's is as good a 'dominating' building in London as any then.

A little further out, I think you'd be hard pushed to claim that Battersea Power Station doesn't dominate the local area with it's gloomy industrialness.

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364707#Comment_364707Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:01:57 -0500Steerpike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dakota) or the Woolworth Building (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworth_building)? Or how about the American Radiator Building (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Radiator_Building)? Definitely Grand Central Station.

For Chicago, maybe the Lake Point Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Point_Tower) or the Tribune Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribune_Tower)? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364740#Comment_364740Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:00:55 -0500Steve ToaseThanks everyone! Some great material there. The Cathedral of Learning and the Woolworth Building in particular are firing off some ideas. I think there is the issue of skyline dominance, but also the aspects it presents in the street. The Flatiron and Shiboya really bring that home.

I guess in terms of scale I'm thinking about trying to move around them and the building being so immense that it is physically exhausting to circumnavigate. The sheer scale has a physical impact.

Loads to think about.

Cheers folks ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364743#Comment_364743Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:59:11 -0500dorkmuffinPhilly's City Hall is also AWESOME. It was apparently the tallest building in the world for a brief period of time!

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364750#Comment_364750Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:20:36 -0500Fishelle
I don't know if this is what you had in mind at all, but I felt the need to throw in the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City. It's got a few blocks of gardens surrounding it and it's architecturally distinctive, as well as being historically significant for the state. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364753#Comment_364753Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:28:11 -0500Nygaard

The new "Barcode" quarter, under construction in space freed up by the new Opera to the left of the image above, might manage to draw your eyes away from the familiar old eyesores, or just promise to cover one disaster with another. Visually impressve, but it's still an open question wether they're building another corporate ghost town or a beautiful new city borough. You couldn't call it gentrification, since there was no one there but heroin addicts sleeping under the motorway bridges and container yards before the gentry moved in.

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364791#Comment_364791Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:39:34 -0500Steve ToaseI think it's to do with the way the space has been left around it to increase the visual impact, so no other buildings impinge on the building. But the others have all given me ideas too.

On a similar subject I love this piece of art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBXwA0gcBm4&feature=related ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364793#Comment_364793Sat, 26 Apr 2014 10:55:25 -0500GreasemonkeySydney Opera House completely dominates the harbourfront. Not to mention also being one of the world's most beautiful buildings:

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364799#Comment_364799Sun, 27 Apr 2014 05:21:34 -0500256Coming in late, but an essential entry - the Palace of the People in Bucharest:

Built for Romania's communist dictator Nicolae Ceau?escu: The largest civilian administrative building in the world, the heaviest building in the world; over 1000 rooms, 12 storeys high - plus at least 4 below ground, plus several incomplete basement storeys and a network of underground tunnels. People who wander away from tours have been known to get utterly lost in the unused regions of the building - the Romanian parliament uses only about a third of the 3.7 million square feet.

From another angle, you can see how the layout of the city has been shaped around the Palace - all set for triumphal military parades, one imagines. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364801#Comment_364801Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:49:28 -0500FlabyoI remember being in Tokyo a while back. It's an incredibly dense city where almost everything is over four stories tall and rammed together. There's almost no open space at all, until you approach the Imperial Palace and suddenly everything seems to kind of melt away... if you get close enough to it you can no longer see the city at all unless you turn around. It's a weird sensation. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364812#Comment_364812Mon, 28 Apr 2014 03:39:28 -0500Kay OrchisonI know there are a few of you here with interests of the fortean kind. I seriously need the box set of CDs cataloguing Fortean TImes issues 1-30. It took several weeks of emails and late-night intercontinental telephone calls but I have finally ascertained that there is no way whatsoever that I can get the disks out of the publisher.

My hard copy collection goes back to 1997 and is only missing a few issues, but with what I'm writing I need to check what current thinking on certain topics was in the early 90s. While I could try finding the collection volumes edited by Paul Sieveking on eBay, even if I could find them I still couldn't perform keyword searches.

I would be desperately grateful if there was some way I could buy or rent them from someone. If you have them or know someone who does, please, please, help me out here. It's the difference between days and months for me. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364815#Comment_364815Mon, 28 Apr 2014 06:52:40 -0500Steve ToaseI can't help I'm afraid. I did look on the website and they are there for sale. Is this just a shipping issue? Could someone who you know and trust in the UK buy them and mail what you need? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364844#Comment_364844Tue, 29 Apr 2014 06:02:23 -0500Kay OrchisonSadly not. The website lies. The phone number yields a very shirty CD production house who are dead sick of hearing from people calling about the disks - I called after 11pm Sydney time and I was "not the first caller this morning" - and they told me all they ever did was burn the disks, they never had a hand in distribution. All the links on the web page, including the one to the postal order PDF, are broken.

After 8 weeks or so of emailing various parties in the subscription department, I finally received an authoritative statement that the shop is permanently closed and therefore the disks are not and will not become available. Thanks for thinking about it though, Steve, much appreciated. If you do happen to meet anyone who might agree to part with a copy, please do let me know. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364872#Comment_364872Thu, 01 May 2014 04:59:18 -0500Steve ToaseHi Kay. I asked someone who I thought might be able to help, but no luck I'm afraid. I'm guessing this was probably your first port of call, but have you tried the Fortean Times messageboard. Sorry if it's grandmother suck eggs etc. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=364874#Comment_364874Thu, 01 May 2014 06:01:21 -0500Kay OrchisonActually no! I'd had trouble logging in for a while a few years back and then entirely forgot it existed... thankyou for reminding me! I have no idea what email address I used to create my old account, and it may well be one that has gone to Digital Jesus, so I've set up a new account just now. That was actually a good and timely suggestion. Thanks! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365165#Comment_365165Mon, 12 May 2014 20:06:18 -0500Kay OrchisonDoes anyone here have experience shipping computers between continents? There's a guy in Alabama who has a couple of RIPs for my ancient printer. These things are as rare as rocking horse shit and he's offered them to me for cost of shipping, bless him. I have no idea whatever of the services available from the USA or their pros and cons. How would you ship a couple of desktop towers from America to Australia, if you had to do it? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365187#Comment_365187Tue, 13 May 2014 11:49:14 -0500glukkakeI use UPS as it's cheaper than FedEx.DHL is also used by some folks but I hate their website. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365209#Comment_365209Wed, 14 May 2014 12:15:52 -0500LittlepurplegothP.S. have you spoken to the national museum of computing to see if they have the thing you are after. there is an awful lot in storage there.... !! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365385#Comment_365385Tue, 20 May 2014 16:35:08 -0500Purple WyrmFor the last few months I've been trying to track down a piece of music. It consists of pulsing strings in the background (pretty similar to Palladio but faster) with a solo violin over the top that goes like this.

It often gets used in documentaries - I'm actually starting to think it's stock music owned by some production company, but does anyone recognise it?

LATER: Managed to find an example of it on YouTube, so you don't have to put up with my whistling.

Music at 45 seconds in ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365495#Comment_365495Sun, 25 May 2014 13:00:06 -0500trini_naenaeI've got some framed prints I'm going to be selling soon via etsy - some "new" snow cave stuff. I've already got your basic 5x7s printed out by a photo lab (film process), but I can get giclee on watercolor paper - you know, with white torn borders (super archival artsy stuff). The former is cheaper and faster (I just have to put the photos in the frames), but the latter has better presentation (but will take more doing and will cost more). The former I can price at $10-$15 including shipping etc. The latter is probably going to be $20 at the least. Which would you be more likely to buy? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365496#Comment_365496Sun, 25 May 2014 13:59:45 -0500Rachæl TyrellHonestly, I think the more unique a treatment you can give your photos, the more likely people are to purchase them. Otherwise, it's just as easy looking at them on a computer screen. Then again, I've sold very little prints. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365500#Comment_365500Sun, 25 May 2014 14:10:57 -0500Rachæl TyrellMy family shit has been shitty and hard, but it turns out my dad is turning 60 early next month, and my stepmother actually bothered to include me in the mass email about it. I'd been intending to get this for my dad when I had the money:

However, being what a rough time he's had with his closest sister dying two weeks ago, and that he's turning 60, and that it's right near Father's Day, I really want to get it for him. He's a fabulous bass layer, and since I was a kid he'd play along to King Crimson, so it'd be great. It might possibly get me a bit of an in with my family, which I really do need.

I've got the 1991 Bowen Sandman statue, limited to 1,800. It's been my prized possession for much of my life now. It's got a small chip that you totally can't see. I don't have the box, my mom threw it out.

I'm not sure what else I've got that I could sell. I figured I'd see if any of you folks were interested in those few things,or if you know the best places to take them in NYC to sell, or if you've any other ideas. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365501#Comment_365501Sun, 25 May 2014 14:27:19 -0500trini_naenaeI was thinking that, but I thought I could do like a first printing run (with 10 frames) of the "cheap" version, since I already have most of the photos. But should I? Or would that be offensive to the people after who can only get the fancy version after that first version is sold? Or... (I'm over thinking this, aren't I.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365506#Comment_365506Sun, 25 May 2014 23:42:01 -0500Kay OrchisonGo the Giclée prints. I sell shitloads of them every time I have a show. They're a winner.

While we're on the topic... when you say Giclée... you just mean generic high-end archival inkjet, don't you? Like Epson or HP? I ask because as well as various Epson printers I've got a 1990s drum printer that's actually named the Colorspan Giclée Printmaker FA.

AFAIK it's the last one in captivity. I'm pretty desperate to find parts for it, particularly print heads, particularly particularly black ones. If (and this is a massive long shot) the folk you print through are using just such a machine, can you please ask them if there are any supplies or spares they'd be willing to part with? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365507#Comment_365507Sun, 25 May 2014 23:53:54 -0500trini_naenaeIt might be the generic high-end archival inkjet. I'm not really sure. I can ask though. They might have a resource too.

Giclée is the direction I'd usually go, but I already have those kinds of prints on etsy and they're not selling. Granted, I'm also doing a poor job of promoting them (which I'm hoping to fix in the near future). I won't be doing any shows. But if Giclée is really that much better, I might just bite the bullet and spend even more of my personal funds. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365520#Comment_365520Tue, 27 May 2014 00:22:34 -0500Steve ToaseMy niece is 14, turning 15 in a couple of months, and started to get interested in comic book art, particularly Marvel (Probably because it is the most visible for her at the moment.

Obviously I'd like to encourage this, so I was after good recommendations of comics for a 15 year old girl. I'd like to get her a couple of trade paperbaacks for her birthday, but I don't really read Marvel etc these days. I'd also like to recommend some ongoing series that she can have a look at. Any suggestions would be really helpful. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365522#Comment_365522Tue, 27 May 2014 00:41:59 -0500FlabyoShe might like Gillen and McKelvie's recent run on Young Avengers. I think that's all available in trade now. (this is assuming you think she'd be ok with a book where there's talking about sex and stuff, it's not graphic cause this is still Marvel)

Fraction's Hawkeye as well.

Basically anything recent with Kate Bishop in. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365537#Comment_365537Tue, 27 May 2014 10:23:58 -0500FlxzrI've heard the current ms marvel is supposed to be superb, but I've not read it myself. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365542#Comment_365542Tue, 27 May 2014 13:11:51 -0500curbIt's pretty old now, but Grant Morrison's X Men - E for Extinction is a good jumping on point, if you have a basic knowledge of the characters already.

ETA; For something totally different, I'd suggest Alan Moore's Ballad of Halo Jones. Or the first Witch Doctor trade, by Brandon Siefert. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365544#Comment_365544Tue, 27 May 2014 13:45:33 -0500Bombus HortorusPromethea? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365550#Comment_365550Tue, 27 May 2014 16:49:38 -0500Rachæl TyrellThat's around the age I started on Sandman. If she's a geeky kid that likes history and mythology, it'd be a great fit. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365580#Comment_365580Wed, 28 May 2014 15:47:23 -0500Steve ToaseThanks everyone. I' think I'll start with the Young Avengers and Ms Marvel, then see if the interest is there.

@Rachael Tyrell I don't think she's that into the mythology at the moment, but if she catches the book I have them all and can lend them to her. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365737#Comment_365737Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:02:24 -0500Littlepurplegoth*flail*

Anyone got any contacts I can steal?

#theatrecriticsneeded... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365741#Comment_365741Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:30:32 -0500SteerpikeThis might give you some names and websites to start off with: http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/may/06/stage-survey-theatre-critics. I'm assuming this is the The Stage they're referring to. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365751#Comment_365751Mon, 02 Jun 2014 22:59:14 -0500Steve ToaseTry Nick Ahad. He was the theatre correspondent for the Yorkshire Post. Still does things for them, but also has a radio show on Radio Leeds. Good bloke. Worth dropping a direct messagge rather than a vague PR. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365816#Comment_365816Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:56:11 -0500LittlepurplegothCan I ask a further boon? The play is http://silkroadtheplay.com/ and we've got a kickstarter ending in a few days.

I'd be the most grateful person out there if you could give it a bump? Twitter, or FB ) or anywhere really. We're working on getting livestreaming in as an alternative to a ticket reward for those outside the UK/London as well...

if this is completely ott then sorry... think I've bitten off a bit more than I can chew here, having to do arts stuff so many years after I last did! (out of date contacts. argh) We've had good tech coverage, and bitcoin and similar (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/silk-road-the-play-scheduled-to-open-this-summer-in-london-edinburgh/ and the keiser report on russia today), I only climbed on to do a bit of emergency crisis management last week!

ramble ramble flail! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365852#Comment_365852Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:18:26 -0500curbI haven't downloaded anything in a less than wholly legitimate way since Napster. But if I wanted to, where would be a good, safe place to start? And would there be any particular precautions I'd need to take? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365860#Comment_365860Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:04:26 -0500GreasemonkeyThe Pirate Bay is still the gold standard. Beware of fraudulent advertising (basically all ads on The Pirate Bay are from phishing sites, fake Russian and Chinese dating sites and malware distributors) and fake download buttons (always click on the underlined link that says 'get this torrent'). Most of the torrents there are safe, but I wouldn't download any executables if I were you. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=365873#Comment_365873Sat, 07 Jun 2014 04:42:29 -0500curbCheers, Greasemonkey! Have found a Pirate bay proxy and got me a torrenting client.

Edited as I answered my own follow-up question. ]]>
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@ Purple Worm,I'm afreaid I don't know that particular piece, but it is slightly reminiscent of ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366030#Comment_366030Sat, 14 Jun 2014 15:23:35 -0500Rachæl TyrellEvery decent doctor I've been to in the past 10 years has asked me if I had a traumatic brain injury. The only one I had was when smacking my head on an iron fence when visiting Disney World at age four or five, around 1980. I had to get stitches right by my temple, but got them by Disney people. My mother has no record of this. It is possible that I have sustained lasting damage that has caused/contributed to my neurological problems. I want to find records of this. The idea of suing for damages is enticing, but I'd really like to get the records, regardless. Ideas? Experience? Lawyers to recommend? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366038#Comment_366038Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:57:42 -0500SteerpikeCan't speak to legal action (you might look into a free consultation with a South Florida personal injury lawyer), but (407) 939-6104 is the number on Walt Disney World's site for My Past Walt Disney World Visit and Pamela Hymel is their Chief Medical Officer. You might also see about posting to some of the unofficial WDW forums. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366120#Comment_366120Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:48:43 -0500GreasemonkeyCan anyone recommend a decent downloader for YouTube? I've done some searching on Google, but everything I've found seems to come bundled with malware, unwanted toolbars or adware of one kind or another. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366121#Comment_366121Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:09:50 -0500Doc OcassiThere is also a bunch of other video download plugins that seen to work. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366136#Comment_366136Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:20:19 -0500Warped Savant
It doesn't work with Google Chrome... go figure ;-) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366295#Comment_366295Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:16:38 -0500tapheadClipConverter is also super nifty. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366434#Comment_366434Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:18:26 -0500Christopher
The most I remember is a single episode which revolved around an ancient (and possibly sentient) virus and had the lead character trying to find out about an anti-humanity terrorist group, called either 'New Dawn' or 'New Day'. Does that ring any bells with anyone? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366446#Comment_366446Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:19:25 -0500Rachæl TyrellI am looking into moving to places that have a stable barometric pressure. Changes, either up or down in pressure, trigger migraines and make me ill for days. I have found resources that list the places in the US (San Diego, Honolulu), but nothing outside of that. I can't afford those sunny states, so I'm trying to find alternatives overseas. Help! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366521#Comment_366521Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:21:50 -0500Warped SavantASK WHITECHAPEL -- the You Can Haz Help Now threadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366532#Comment_366532
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366532#Comment_366532Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:53:14 -0500Rachæl TyrellI live in NYC. It is not a good place for steady barometric pressure. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366921#Comment_366921Sun, 03 Aug 2014 02:59:13 -0500VornaskottiIs there any way to share YouTube playlists and make them collaborative, ie. to give people the chance to add to them? Any good 3rd party services for that? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366932#Comment_366932Sun, 03 Aug 2014 21:11:42 -0500SteerpikeLooks like Dropmark might allow both sharing (which YouTube already does) and collaboration on playlists:

or b00mbox.com ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=366954#Comment_366954Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:38:11 -0500ajerothHow about someplace like New Mexico? Just guessing that it might fit the bill in terms of barometric pressure, and certainly nowhere near as pricey as the places you mentioned.

@Vornaskotti

Will Minilogs permit collaboration? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367518#Comment_367518Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:59:09 -0500Warped SavantMy laptop died so I need a new one. Any suggestions? It stays at home, used for basic internet browsing, not for games, sits on my lap instead of on a desk, not getting a Mac...What things am I forgetting to mention? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367519#Comment_367519Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:39:23 -0500DavidLejeuneI'd probably go with a Chromebook if you don't do anything that needs a mid-range processor or a full OS. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367524#Comment_367524Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:26:29 -0500oldhatI've had the Chromebook Acer c720 for well over a month now and it is an extension of my being. Wicked fast internet browsing, online and offline editing in google docs, syncs with primary computers, etc. Don't expect to run any programs on it, but you can download media or whatever on it. VERY handy thing. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367532#Comment_367532Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:29:32 -0500Warped SavantThanks guys!Are the Chromebooks good as a primary computer?And would you suggest them to someone that doesn't under Linux at all? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367537#Comment_367537Thu, 04 Sep 2014 22:58:56 -0500DavidLejeuneI've never used one myself, but from what I understand their utility as a primary computer is entirely dependent on what you use a "primary" computer for. It's basically just an interface for Google services, with only a very small handful of applications that even run locally. Iirc I've seen Warren mention that he's found the Chromebook Pixel quite a capable device, (but then the Pixel is the super high end of the Chromebook line and you could get a pretty good laptop for around the same price) and Oldhat obviously loves hers.

Linux knowledge shouldn't be necessary at all (unless you try to make it dual-boot pure Linux or something, but a Chromebook's not a great device for that for a number of reasons). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367562#Comment_367562Sun, 07 Sep 2014 18:03:52 -0500Rachæl TyrellMy fellow wears tight flared jeans. He also wears boxer briefs. These do not go together. I keep trying to explain to him that bikinis or thongs would be far more comfortable. I want to buy him some, but I've no idea what to look for or how to gauge or where to start. All I know is that he is big on feeling supported. Suggestions would be appreciated! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367565#Comment_367565Sun, 07 Sep 2014 19:15:26 -0500Warped SavantYou can get the tight fitting boxer style undies for him. Something like This. They're a little pricey but apparently well worth it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367571#Comment_367571Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:57:05 -0500256lingerie/underwear-specific retailers like figleaves will have pretty much any style you want, and you can filter by gender and style; then you have only to manually filter the ludicrously overpriced and shockingly gaudy examples.

for sizing all you really need to know is his waist size, which i imagine you either know or can find out, though i'd suggest erring on the smaller size if he falls close to whatever measurement is the boundary between, e.g., small and medium.

i note also that jock styles seem fairly available, which might solve the vml* issue while coming off as more masc., if that's a concern for yr fellow.

* visible manty line ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367872#Comment_367872Sun, 28 Sep 2014 06:18:31 -0500Frowardd
Be aware that the Chromebooks pretty much don't work offline. Last year I bought an old (it has a modem!) refurbished Thinkpad for my primary browsy thing. Thinkpads are ugly and bricklike and dang tuff. Light weight/thin, long battery life, cheap: pick two.

Edit: Old info.

#downloaderI use Clipgrab, the developer updates within 24h (and often 6h) of youtube changing their site up, as a plus it's pretty smart about handling random sites with embedded flash vid, grabbing the vids and not advertisements. Also it can convert to formats, strip audio.. it's very well made.

#manlypantiesAre lacy boxer briefs for men a thing, yet? They should be, I'd wear em. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=367889#Comment_367889Sun, 28 Sep 2014 18:42:18 -0500oldhat@Fro,

Actually, mine works pretty damn good offline for all the stuff that I need. There's a g-mail offline app that allows me to answer or compose e-mails which then sends them once I get online. Also google docs is good for offline use, syncing with your accounts once you get on the internet again.

Not even getting in to all the offline apps available. The past year has seen lots of offline uses for a chromebook. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368078#Comment_368078Sun, 12 Oct 2014 11:00:39 -0500trini_naenaeI am going to need a seriously good primer for the facemakeup I'm going to be using for halloween, especially since it's probably going to be crappy greasepaint. I know some of you have theater experience. What is the most hard core primer out there to protect my excessively oily skin from black and white ...stuff? Alternately, is there a good greasepaint alternative in black and white (that is generally cheap)? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368092#Comment_368092Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:56:10 -0500glukkakeI use this: http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/p-36-hd-studio-photogenic-primer-hdp01.aspx for face painting. Both on Halloween when I went in full skullface and even yesterday for a photoshoot to go under my foundation. I actually haven't even washed my face yet (because I got super drunk last night) and my face has not broken out. My partner also used it last Halloween for his skull face and his skin is worse than mine and seemed to deal with running around in the New Orleans weather for a couple nights with little to no issue.

I use the kind of face paint that comes in a solid cake that is water activated. Liquid stuff I only use if it's for full body painting. Ben Nye is the brand usually carried in the shops here in NYC. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368099#Comment_368099Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:26:08 -0500ArgosI second Nyx cosmetics. Very affordable and quality is very comparable to higher end stuff. I personally really like their "pore filler" primer, but that's more for giving your skin a blurred effect so that it looks more even.

For face paints, I like Ben Nye cream pots. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368119#Comment_368119Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:12:30 -0500trini_naenaeWow thanks @glukkake & @Argos! And apparently the photogenic primer is so good it's sold out. Since I don't have the access to makeup y'all do, do you know if Stage Makeup Online or CRC Makeup (Camera Ready Cosmetics) are reputable sites? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368127#Comment_368127Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:46:42 -0500glukkake
http://www.amazon.com/NYX-High-Studio-Primer-1-16-Ounce/dp/B004IC8WS8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413395176&sr=8-1&keywords=nyx+hd+studio+primer ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368292#Comment_368292Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:21:42 -0500LittlepurplegothAnyway. I'd appreciate the thoughts of you all. You don't need to be kind.

http://bambuser.com/v/5035525 about 5 minutes in. and other bits on the other videos ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368380#Comment_368380Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:01:28 -0600Frowardd
You have a really great speaking presence: you avoid saying "um, uh" and you seem not disinterested in the subject you're speaking on! You're moving your body, hands, and eyes, and not freezing up! That's really great, a lot of people have trouble with that!

Here are some Things To Work On~

I have difficulty understanding your cadence, but I think that's because you're a brit and I'm used to the american delivery of lines.

Whenever you look down to your notes, you're breaking contact with the audience, so try to do this in between points & sentences!

You may benefit from spending some time practicing & filming/recording your speech alone, then watching it. This will help you present yourself as you want to be seen.

The sound quality makes it hard for me to understand you! Especially when you give quick little "asides" and lower your voice and speak quickly.

You chose to avoid the podium and step to the audience, which gives a sense of personality which podiums remove. But this took away the freedom of your left hand, which you used to hold your notes, and you really seem to like gesturing with that hand! If you use an overhead & remote, you can have the best of both worlds!

Because you are a passionate speaker it would be super effective if you had a Call To Action at the end of the speech. Tell your audience what they can do to help your cause or continue their engagement with you! (visit my site! give me money! come volunteer!) I would be surprised if many people didn't catch you after the speech and ask for more information.

Nearly everything I know about speaking came from Toastmasters. They are a fantastic cheap organization of people who help each other become better speakers. There is a club in your city, and you don't have to pay fees to show up and see what it's about! The membership packet and speech feedback is very, very good. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368487#Comment_368487Sun, 09 Nov 2014 11:23:59 -0600VornaskottiMe and the Adventure Girl decided to dry up our aquarium and maybe get something that lives on dry land. I've had a garter snake and a tokay gecko, the girl's had anolises and tarantulas. We were thinking about a lizard or a snake, BUT. What we'd like is a pet that's really low maintenance.

1) Happy to live in a 100 liter aquarium, ie. nothing that takes up a lot of space or requires heights.2) Preferably a herbivore, we can grow and buy mealworms etc. but if we could do without, great.3) Not super finicky with humidity etc., ie. you could reasonably expect the thing to stay alive once you get time lamps timed properly, without having to spray it etc every day. Sound like something that lives in arid areas or desert?4) We have two cats in the apartment, if that makes any difference.

Does a creature like this even exist :D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368488#Comment_368488Sun, 09 Nov 2014 11:26:53 -0600VornaskottiI second those Warped Savant linked, I wear those on colder weather. Also, why not just tighty whities (in whatever color you like)? I think it's a thing in US that they are somehow unmasculine, but fuck that noise. Sounds like they'd work with tight jeans. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368734#Comment_368734Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:53:43 -0600Rachæl TyrellI ordered some on thongs on ebay, just to try it out. But... well, they were from China, and my fellow is a tall black man, so..... things didn't exactly fit. He wears the boxer briefs now, but they bunch in his tight "junkie-fit" jeans. Perhaps I should just find the best "tighty un-whities". ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368756#Comment_368756Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:03:34 -0600ArgosOh, Edgar loves his tighty un-whities, and I actually think they look really good on him. They're more expensive than regular manly panties but you can find decently priced ones at stores like Kohl's. Low-risebriefs tend to be way less unsexy than full on tighty whitie briefs ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368794#Comment_368794Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:59:09 -0600Rachæl TyrellI've a new question for you all:

#StarkFamilyPortrait.

I'd like to paint a family portrait. Id like to base it on the Stark family. I'm looking for a formal portrait in the fantasy-historical style as Game of Thrones that I could use as reference/inspiration. There would be My father and stepmother, myself as Jon Snow, my sister as Sansa, my brother as Robb. Perhaps there's a different fantasy family with a portrait that would fit the bill?

(I'd be asking this on facebook, but I'd like for the family to not know ahead of time.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368889#Comment_368889Sun, 04 Jan 2015 19:12:15 -0600curbSo I'm going meat free for January, and have bought a small block of tofu. I'm a competent cook who's not afraid to experiment, but I've never even eaten tofu before, let alone cooked it. The obvious thing seems to be to use it in a stir fry, but is there anything more interesting you folk could recommend? Any recipes, tips or things I should beware of would be much appreciated :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368901#Comment_368901Sun, 04 Jan 2015 21:11:42 -0600oldhatI eat tofu a lot and have many recipes. I'll post a few when I get home today.

Tofu can be a bit of a weird beast because a lot of times it's all in the seasoning and cooking. But done right and it can be a tasty bit of protein.

A recipe I'll give you is curried scrambled tofu, which is one of my specialty brunches. I'm also planning on marinating a block in some mojo sauce for a planned vegetarian/vegan Cuban sandwich. I'll let you know how it goes!

This is making me want to start a cooking thread. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368931#Comment_368931Mon, 05 Jan 2015 07:27:10 -0600curbThanks, Kedgeree is another one of those things I've always meant to try. Might have to see if I can find a recipe for that myself. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368941#Comment_368941Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:31:34 -0600Kay OrchisonThe sharks know that having internationally recognised art on their walls will grant them just as much of the illusion of being people as will having a cohesive collection of contemporary art, given that the only entities they need to impress in a pragmatic fiscal sense are things exactly like themselves, things who don't know shit from Shinola but can read a price tag just fine.

So if you want the big dollars, tell them upfront that the (often smart) buyer from a public collection has made a wager of taxpayer money on your work.

After that, tell them about prizes, grants and residencies you have attained because they indicate the possibility of attaining category 1 given enough exposure.

After that, tell them about stuff like where you're from, who you've killed and anything else memorable that might make you a good anecdote because this is how they sell you one to another: you're a good story. This is why so many famous artists are seriously fucked up. Not because being fucked up and making good art are in any way connected but because you get mentioned more if you make a good story and the simple way through to that is to be some sort of spectacular train wreck.

Me, I make book covers, sell lots of small framed works to my local community and don't starve. I have little of the aforementioned so rarely get in the papers. I need to hold a lot of shows and work hard on publicity, but it's an approximation of a living. My bio can be found here. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368960#Comment_368960Tue, 06 Jan 2015 02:59:41 -0600oldhat@curb, alright, the first thing you're going to need to do, which I wish I learned when I started using tofu, is in preparation.

Most extra firm tofu (the kind you'll most likely be using the most) comes packed in water. While this is okay, because the tofu is full of water it leaves very little in the ways of absorbancy and doesn't help it's bland flavour. When you get your tofu out give it a bit of a squeeze. Then put it on a plate with a paper towel around it and load up a bunch of paper towels on top. Then get something incredibly heavy (I use my cast iron skillet and a few books on top) and put it right on top of it. Leave it for half an hour, then flip it over, replace the paper towel, and do it again for another half hour. Boom. You're done.

It sounds weird, but doing this will make sure that if you ever marinade or use a kind of sauce in your tofu recipes (and you will no matter what) it will take in more of the flavour.

Book suggestions: If you're switching to tofu to lose weight, I suggest Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. It's probably my most often used cookbook and is a great source for Vegan dishes (and if you're not vegan just add your desired non-vegan ingredient). If you are getting rid of meet for ethical reasons, then I suggest her other book Isa Does It and (especially) Veganomicon.

Alright. So. Recipes.

Tofu can be used for A LOT of things and it all depends on the firmness of it. Silken tofu, for instance, is often used for desserts. But since you're using tofu to replace stuff that''s more savoury, all of the recipes I have here will be with Extra Firm tofu.

- Preheat large heavy-bottom pan in medium-high heat. - Saute the onion in the oil until transluscent.- Add the garlic until aromatic (30 secs or so)- Crumble the tofu with your hand in to little pieces and add it to the pan- Cook for about 10 minutes or so until the tofu has browned a bit- Add the curry powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and a few splashes of water.- Cook and stir for a little while. About three minutes.- Stir in the lemon juice when done. Serve with toast or...whatever you want. Add salt to taste.

--Alternatively, replace the spices with your favourite taco seasoning and other veggies and BOOM. Tacos.

Then you've got your baked tofu, which is good over veggies or, like I just had, in a sammich.

- Heat the olive oil in a deep saucepan over medium heat. - Add the garlic and cook until fragrant and lightly toasted. Don't let it brown. About 30 seconds should do it.- Add the orange juice mixed with lime, cumin and salt and pepper. - Bring to a rolling boil. - Adjust salt and pepper to taste and let cool.

NOW: - Get your tofu and slice off however much you think you'll need. - Cut the tofu in to little steaks at the desired thickness.- put it in a ziploc bag- Put the Mojo sauce in the ziploc bag with the tofu. Throw it in the fridge and leave it overnight (though I guess 30-60 mins is cool too)- When you feel like getting your tofu on, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and get a baking sheet with some parchment paper on it.- take the tofu slices out, being sure not to wipe off the mojo sauce, and line them on the parchment (you can store the remaining Mojo sauce for another time)- Bake for about 45 minutes or until desired brownness and crispiness. This was my favourite:

Then just make sure you have some good bread and some good ingredients. It'd be super with some roasted vegetables, lettuce, dijon, on a ciabatta bun, for instance. Or cut them in to triangles and throw them in some with some noodles or stir fry. Or eat with some veggies on brown rice with a bit of soy sauce and cracked black pepper (protip: in making brown rice, replace the water with low sodium chicken broth. Amaze-balls)

As a note, of course, that was just one example of a marinade. Go wild. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368961#Comment_368961Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:11:11 -0600oldhatAdditionally for meat substitutes, look in to tempeh, texturized vegetable protein, black beans (they make a hell of a burger), soyrizo, and....that's all I can think of for the time being. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368971#Comment_368971Tue, 06 Jan 2015 09:21:53 -0600VornaskottiRe: meat substitutes, seitan! SEITAN IS GREAT! \m/ It's also pretty fun to make. We whipped up some that I dare to say would be quite hard to tell apart from chicken, if eaten in a hamburger etc.

Thanks @oldhat for the recipe. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368986#Comment_368986Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:56:45 -0600curbThanks, that looks good!

@oldhat

Those both sound like just the kind of thing I'd enjoy cooking! My usual weekend brunch is spicy scrambled eggs, so the scramble looks like a great way to mix things up a little. And I love a good hunk of something well marinated that I can get my teeth into, so the baked tofu recipe looks great as well.

Plus, I am very intrigued to learn there's such a thing as soyrizo. There's a really delicious chorizo recipe I've tried before, and I'd love to know how well it works with the soyrizo...

@Greasmonkey

I don't know why I don't use meat substitutes already, really. This is my third experiment with meatlessness, but I really could be looking at reducing my intake full time. And I do like a good burger.

@Vornaskotti

HAIL SEITAN! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=368990#Comment_368990Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:15:23 -0600Purple WyrmI've never actually made the recipe, but the Vegan Black Metal Chef's Tofu Pad Thai is worth checking out just for sheer entertainment value :)

Tofu Pad Thai ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369036#Comment_369036Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:21:11 -0600curbI like that guy's style! If nothing else, I might have to dig out that one Dimmu Borgir record I own! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369085#Comment_369085Fri, 09 Jan 2015 03:14:20 -0600razrangelI also have a bowl of pork cutlets.

Marjoram was originally a meat preservative, so it goes well with most meats and blending it with butter to have over asparagus would be pretty nice. As for sage, you got a kick-ass ingredient for chicken dishes as well as a nice fresh ingredient for pasta dishes. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369094#Comment_369094Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:19:05 -0600curbIf you've got whole sage leaves, you could gently fry them in butter, along with some pine kernels, for a nice simple sauce. Let them get crispy, but don't do what I did and let them burn because the cat distracted you! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369149#Comment_369149Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:44:09 -0600GreasemonkeySo I'm submitting works for my first ever art auction, and I have to settle on a reserve price for each piece on the understanding that the auction house will pass over anything with what they consider to be an 'unrealistically high' reserve. Should I set a low reserve and hope the painting gets bid up to a reasonable level, or should I set it slightly lower than the price I hope to achieve?

Any advice will be gratefully received. I have no idea what I'm doing. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369155#Comment_369155Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:40:12 -0600Warped SavantBut sometimes things just don't click with the audience and you want to make sure you get at least what you want... I don't know how reserves work (if they're announced or not, if that's where they start the bidding, etc.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369160#Comment_369160Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:37:10 -0600sneak046
#ATripToCaliforniaInMarch

Unfortunately not going myself, but a friend of mine is heading to San Jose in March. She has three weeks to fill, and I was wondering if anyone had any good tips or other insights on activities, transport etc - e.g she doesn't drive so would trains or buses be the best way to get around? Any advice anyone can offer would be appreciated, ta..

Edited - she'll be travelling from the UK, and may not have a great deal of spare spending money once transport and food is taken into account. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369195#Comment_369195Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:21:23 -0600SteerpikeQuick tips:

Buses and light rail are probably best for Campbell, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale (though CalTrain's also OK for those). Obviously buses will take way longer than driving to the same destination. CalTrain or BART are better for going up to San Francisco or the East Bay.

MIrandaEyes and others can cover San Francisco, and I think Glukkake's visited, but I'm partial to Borderlands Books and browsing in the nearby Paxton Gate. There are tons of museums in SF as well.

There are also tons of parks and trails and gardens (as there are in Mountain View and Palo Alto). San Jose's pretty well covered by light rail. Most people who want to go dancing go into SF, but there are some lounges in San Jose as well. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369626#Comment_369626Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:01:02 -0600GreasemonkeyI'm going to be shipping a large acrylic painting (48"x36") to a client overseas in a few weeks, and I'm considering unstretching the completed work and rolling it up for shipping in a mailing tube. Has anyone here tried this method? Is it safe, or am I running the risk of incurring damage to my work? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369627#Comment_369627Tue, 17 Feb 2015 04:58:13 -0600glukkakeRoll-up method depends on how thick your painting is. If it's impasto-style work,it is likely that it may crack. Acrylics are a little rubbery so if it's not too thick, so if it's unrolled and stretched in a not-freezing environment, it should be fine. Your client should understand that it is VERY important to have it professionally re-stretched immediately upon receipt. Try to send it via the widest tube possible to avoid damage. Here's some good advice to packing:

-Allow adequate time for the paint film to completely cure.-Place an interleaf of polyethylene plastic no less than 4 ml thick onto the surface of the canvas before rolling. It should be cleaned of release agents, dust and other contaminants. Do not use bubble wrap, plastic wrap or thin plastics for this purpose, because they will likely ferrotype the painting surface.-Roll and unroll paintings at room temperature. Rolling while cold may result in cracking, especially in thick paint films.-Roll relatively loosely to reduce the risk of ferrotyping or adhesion.-Roll with the paint film facing outward. Rolling with the paint film facing inward increases tension by causing compression of the paint film.-Once packed, tape securely, but not too tightly.-Roll up the canvas as evenly as possible.-Use a cardboard core six inches or greater. Tighter rolling increases the compression of the film.-Put the rolled canvas into a larger tube. Use additional packing material to assure that the inner tube fits snugly in the larger tube.-Whenever possible, the tube should be kept upright to reduce weight on any one side. This is most important for large canvases.-Do not store paintings rolled up for extended periods of time. Unroll the painting as soon as reasonably possible.

Additionally, considering that it's going overseas and via a non-temperature controlled vehicle, this will also risk damaging it. They will also likely need to clean the surface, as rolling it may have lint or other fibers stick to it.

Rolled up shipping a painting is cost effective for you, but it can be a pain in the ass for the client if anything goes wrong. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369629#Comment_369629Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:17:00 -0600GreasemonkeyThanks much, Glu - I must owe you all the beers in the world by now :-D

The piece I'm shipping is a very heavily textured acrylic work, so it looks as though I'm going to have to ship it stretched (my large paintings tend to be extremely chunky, around 10mm or thicker) to avoid damage. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369641#Comment_369641Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:16:43 -0600GreasemonkeySo, I finally got a callback from a gallery owner (my first ever!), inviting me to send photos of my work plus an artist statement and resume. I can do the photos and statement, but I don't have anything to fill out my resume other than a single exhibition in 2010 and a modest number of private sales. I'm completely self-taught and don't have any art school credentials, so I'm wondering what the hell to do.

My question, I guess, is how necessary is it to have a good resume in order to break into the gallery scene? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369643#Comment_369643Thu, 19 Feb 2015 01:31:18 -0600glukkakeI like collecting beer debt.

Necessity really depends on the gallery. Check out their current group of artists and see what thread ties them all together - they were curated for a reason.

Check if it's all young/relatively new artists vs more established artists. Some galleries prefer to only work with new artists: they can sell art at more "reasonable" pricing than big investment pieces, or maybe they sell to other galleries to carry and sell up, or they just feel more comfortable with more flexible artists than older ones who are more established and picky. Some are only looking for big names who they already know they can sell. And some are looking to replace an artist who sold well that is in a similar vein of your current work, so regardless of status, they know they can sell.

Also check out if any of their artists have a statement online with their work - if they all seem to be highly conceptual artists, or if it's more about what has inspired them, etc. Checking around can help you get a better understanding of why they choose artists and why they chose your work particularly. Don't apologize for being a newly established artist with a short resume, do emphasize your self-taught aspect and talk yourself up in the artist statement, which is going to be more important than the resume ultimately. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369647#Comment_369647Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:17:49 -0600GreasemonkeyCheers Glu. Maybe I should just buy you a giant hogshead full of Belgian sour ale that you can use for a bath :-D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369891#Comment_369891Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:52:16 -0500VornaskottiOkay, I've run into an amusing snag when it comes to shipwrecks in UK waters and illegal salvage. Let's imagine there's a protected or controlled shipwreck near UK coast, and someone notices a bunch of asshole wreckers diving there and getting up artifacts - who actually responds to this? To my surprise UK doesn't apparently have a coast guard in the same way as US, ie. UK coast guard doesn't have law enforcement rights and mainly does search-and-rescue stuff, so whose ship would intercept wreckers? Would it be a matter for HMCE or some other agency? The Royal Navy?

Not knowing this is throwing a large wrench on the gears of a certain creative project which I want to get this sort of details right. To my surprise for example NAS didn't really know :D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369892#Comment_369892Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:20:04 -0500FlabyoThe UK coastguard is indeed just a rescue service.

As is typical with the UK, there's about 10 different organisations involved with wrecks in the UK depending on what it is and where it is... lots of contact details on that site, someone on the end of one of those phone numbers should be able to help.

It's going to be the police that ultimately deal with any report of looting though, but I suspect it'd be the Navy they'd actually send out.

The Royal Navy actually handles a lot of what goes on off our coasts, they'll probably send a helicopter rather than a launch unless it's close to a base. In years gone by it might've even been piloted by the heir to the throne... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369893#Comment_369893Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:00:42 -0500VornaskottiOh, wonderful, that's page is a goldmine! I think I've already harrassed half a dozen governmental bodies in UK about this via e-mail, I guess I'll have to get over my immense dislike of talking on the phone and actually call someone :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369920#Comment_369920Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:14:50 -0500Purple WyrmThe Comics on Sale this Week thread has reminded me that there's a bunch of trade paperbacks I need to track down for my collection. The store I used to get them from had sadly got out of the comics business after its premises were sold off from under it and turned into a Mexican takeaway, so I'm looking for somewhere to order from online that will ship to Australia without necessitating me selling my blood to fund it.

Any recommendations folks? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369978#Comment_369978Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:16:24 -0500oldhatMy 68 year-old dad is...currently feeling his age. He's finding that he can't move around a lot and karate, a kind of saving grace passion for him, is bringing down his confidence levels. He's a black belt and regularly teaches, but he's often finding that he gets overlooked for teaching chances or other things because he's older and not in the best of shape. It's REALLY fucking getting him down and it pains me to see him this hurt.

Anyone have any advice on what I can say to him? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10882&Focus=369981#Comment_369981Tue, 31 Mar 2015 05:22:23 -0500SlickI'm in a similar position due to illness rather than age and i always like to have a bit of rage in me.

Do not go gentle into that good nightDylan Thomas, 1914 - 1953

Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light. ]]>